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## Trying out AyaNova
If you are trying out AyaNova for the first time this is the form to request an evaluation license key.
If you are trying out AyaNova for the first time this form will automatically prompt you to request an evaluation license.
See the [Trying out AyaNova](ay-evaluate.md) page for details.
See the [Trying out AyaNova](ay-evaluate.md) documentation page for more details about evaluating AyaNova.
## Authorization Roles required
Many roles can *select* this object on other records where approriate. Editing or viewing this object in detail is only available to Users with the following [roles](ay-biz-admin-roles.md):
Many roles can _select_ this object on other records where approriate. Editing or viewing this object in detail is only available to Users with the following [roles](ay-biz-admin-roles.md):
Full access
- Business administration
- Business administration
Read only access
- Business administration - restricted
- Business administration - restricted
## How to access License
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#### Start trial evaluation
An evaluation trial license is required to try out AyaNova:
An evaluation trial license is required to try out AyaNova and you will be prompted with the following form if no license is installed:
![request evaluation license](img/adm-license-unlicensed-request-evaluation.png)
Enter you details here and click on Send Request. An automated email will be sent within 5 minutes to the address you provided to verify your email address. Check the inbox for the address provided and when you receive the email verification message click on the link contained within to verify your email.
Login to AyaNova and if it has not yet been licensed you will automatically be taken to the license request form pictured above so you can enter your details and request a license.
Once your details have been entered Click on Send Request. An automated email will be sent within 5 minutes to the address you provided to verify your email address. Check the inbox for the address provided and when you receive the email verification message click on the link contained within to verify your email.
Note that we will only contact the address you provide for licensing or support purposes.
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### Install button
The `Install license` button will trigger the AyaNova server to contact the license server and check for a new replacement license, if found it will automatically be installed.
The `Install license` button will trigger the AyaNova server to contact the license server and check for a new replacement license, if found it will automatically be installed.
AyaNova will automatically check for replacement licenses on a regular schedule (if connected to the internet), this button just speeds up the process but is not necessary if a new license has been automatically issued when a purchase was made or a temporary license renewed.
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This option is provided to permanently erase _most_ user entered data in the AyaNova database.
You will be prompted twice to make sure you really want to do this.
You will be prompted twice to make sure you really want to do this.
***Erase database can only be reversed by [restoring](ops-restore.md) from [backup](ops-form-backup.md).***
**_Erase database can only be reversed by [restoring](ops-restore.md) from [backup](ops-form-backup.md)._**
Everything entered in AyaNova will be erased **except** the following items:
- Global settings
- Operations backup settings
- Operations notification settings
- Business logos
- Reports (any missing, by name, stock report templates will be re-installed)
- Tax codes
- Global settings
- Operations backup settings
- Operations notification settings
- Business logos
- Reports (any missing, by name, stock report templates will be re-installed)
- Tax codes
These items are kept as this feature is typically used when people are evaluating AyaNova and are ready to start using it for real but want to keep the non business data settings and reports to save having to re-enter them again.
## Downgrading a license
If a replacement license is installed that has fewer service technicians that the prior license and the administrator has not disabled the extra service techncians first, AyaNova will automatically disable any excess service techs / scheduleable Users by setting their `Active` property to false in order to remain with the purchased license count.
If a replacement license is installed that has fewer service technicians that the prior license and the administrator has not disabled the extra service techncians first, AyaNova will automatically disable any excess service techs / scheduleable Users by setting their `Active` property to false in order to remain with the purchased license count.
AyaNova tries to do this in the least disruptive way possible by favoring disabling in this order:
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This attempts to not disable current active service technicians.
We recommend the administrator disable the excess service techs before downgrading the license to avoid any potential disruption.
We recommend the administrator disable the excess service techs before downgrading the license to avoid any potential disruption.
If a tech was automatically disabled to remain within the licensed limit that shouldn't be, you can set another tech inactive and then set the de-activated tech back to active so they can continue working.