ArcGIS Engine Developer Guide

ARCGIS LICENSING OPTIONS
PRODUCT LICENSING
On installation of the ArcGIS Engine Developer Kit and ArcGIS Engine
Runtime, you will need to read and agree to the ESRI Master License Agreement
(MLA). The MLA defines the permitted use of the software. A copy of the MLA
can be found in C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\License or at
http://www.esri.com/licenseagreement.
The ArcGIS Engine Developer Kit is a single-use license product, meaning a
license must be dedicated for each computer that has access to the software. With
the ArcGIS Engine Developer Kit, you have the right to develop an unlimited
number of applications on a single computer and deliver the applications to
others. It is illegal to redistribute the ArcGIS Engine Developer Kit registration
number or authorization file.
The ArcGIS Engine Runtime is also a single-use license, meaning it is intended for
dedicated desktop computers. Each machine running a custom application developed
with the ArcGIS Engine Developer Kit will require an ArcGIS Engine
Runtime license or an ArcGIS Desktop license. The ArcGIS Engine Runtime
license does not permit the ArcGIS Engine Runtime to be used for development
purposes, nor can it be deployed on a server machine. The ArcGIS Engine
Runtime setup can be redistributed, but the license and registration number
cannot without authorization from ESRI. Any number of applications can use
the same ArcGIS Engine, as long as they are all installed on the same machine.
Licensing and deployment considerations for
ArcGIS Server-based development are discussed
in the ArcGIS Server Administrator and
Developer Guide.
The ArcGIS controls, as part of ArcGIS Engine,
also follow this runtime licensing model.
MapControl, PageLayoutControl, ReaderControl,
TOCControl, and ToolbarControl applications can
utilize the ArcGIS Engine Runtime, ArcView,
ArcEditor, or ArcInfo product licenses. Since
GlobeControl and SceneControl extend core
ArcGIS Engine functionality, they require a
corresponding 3D extension license in addition
to the core product license.
RUNTIME LICENSING
There are two types of ArcGIS Engine Runtime licenses—product licenses and
extension licenses. Product licenses include core ESRI software, such as ArcGIS
Engine Runtime, ArcGIS Desktop licenses (ArcView, ArcEditor, ArcInfo), and
ArcGIS Server. Extension licenses include additional ESRI products that build
on those core licenses, such as the Spatial extension for ArcGIS Engine, the
3D Analyst extension, and the Network extension. This book deals solely with
ArcGIS Engine-based development; therefore, ArcGIS Server product and extension
licensing will be ignored. Since, as mentioned in Chapter 1, ArcGIS Engine
Runtime is the platform on which ArcGIS Desktop is built, ArcGIS Desktop
licensing may factor into your application development and is discussed here.
Custom applications that utilize core ArcGIS Engine features can be built to run
against any or all of the following product runtime licenses:
• ArcGIS Engine Runtime
• ArcView
• ArcEditor
• ArcInfo
Applications that utilize extended ArcGIS Engine features require extension
licenses that correspond to the ArcGIS product providing the core license. In
other words, if your application initializes with an ArcGIS Engine Runtime
license, any needed extension licenses must be ArcGIS Engine Runtime extensions,
not ArcGIS Desktop extensions.
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