You can download Actuate BIRT Java Components from an electronic download site. Included in the download is an evaluation license for using each of the components for a limited time.

If you install products using the evaluation license, you do not need to reinstall before you activate the permanent license. To arrange for a permanent license key file, contact Actuate Customer Care at customercare@actuate.com. If you are an international customer, your request routes to a team in international distribution. If you are not a direct Actuate customer, the partner or distributor who provides the product arranges for your license key file. The name for an Actuate Java Component license key file uses the following format:

<ID> is a unique number generated by Actuate Licensing when it creates the license key file. You receive an e-mail that contains the permanent license key file information when Actuate processes your order.

If the license file does not exist, is invalid, or has expired, an error appears in the reportService log file, described later. When the license is invalid or expired, Java Components load, but any attempt to access an Actuate application, including the login page, results in an error. If you have a problem with a license key file, contact Actuate Customer Care at customercare@actuate.com.