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Figure 62: License management: tab "Edit licenses" from the license management window
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Based on this direct data access, the following chapter shows how to configure a special license, like the Microsoft
Vista or Windows 7 professional downgrade option for installing Windows XP.
14.5.1 Example downgrade option
Downgrade option means, that instead of the software purchased, also the preceding version can be installed. For
instance installing Windows XP based on a Windows Vista license. In this case, the license key also can be used for
an installation, which it wasn’t meant for in the first place.
In the opsi license model this case can be configured like this:
From the tab "New license" the Vista license is to be registered as usual, resulting in a new license option, which is
displayed in the list of license options at the bottom of the window. This new license option is based on a new software
license identified by softwareLicenseId.