License Enabler File

The Qlik Sense licensing is administered using a License Enabler File (LEF), which holds the number of tokens available for the central node in a Qlik Sense site. This means that a Qlik Sense site needs at least one (1) LEF.

The LEF can be downloaded when the serial number and the control number have been entered in the Qlik Management Console (QMC). The LEF can also be pasted directly into the QMC, if, for example, no network connection is available.

Increase in tokens

When the number of tokens in the LEF increases (for example, when buying additional tokens), the new tokens are added to the pool of unallocated tokens that can be used to allocate access passes that allow users to access Qlik Sense.

Decrease in tokens

When the number of tokens in the LEF decreases, the procedure is as follows:

1. Unallocated tokens are removed.
2. If step 1 is not enough to meet the decreased number of tokens in the LEF, the QMC informs the Qlik Sense administrator that allocated tokens have to be freed up within a certain period of time.
3. If the number of allocated tokens is still too large at the end of the period specified in step 2, access passes are removed until the number of allocated tokens equals the number of tokens specified in the LEF.