The installation files include an evaluation license for using each of the components for a limited time. After installation, check the evaluation license expiration date by opening the reportService log in the following directory:
Figure 3‑7 shows the reportService log on Windows.
Figure 3‑7 Checking the license expiration date and supported options
When you complete the evaluation, replace the evaluation license with a permanent license. After obtaining a new license key file, as explained earlier, perform the steps in the following procedure:
How to license a BIRT Java Component
1 Rename the BIRT Java Component license file that Actuate sent you to ajclicense.xml.
2 Decompress the BIRT Java Component WAR file.
jar -xf ActuateJavaComponent.war
The BIRT Java Component files appear.
3 Copy the ajclicense.xml file into the extracted <context root>\WEB-INF directory. For example, assuming you named the file newJavaComponent.war, the path to access the WEB-INF directory is: