How can I get an Altair SLC Personal Edition license?
Altair EmployeeAltair SLC has a built-in Personal Edition (PE) license.
To use Altair SLC you also need Altair Analytics Workbench. The Personal Edition is downloaded in the form of a ZIP file containing the two software packages. You will need to unpack the ZIP file and then install both SLC and Analytics Workbench.
The personal edition license is activated by using a command line 'wps -personal' instruction - after that you must use the Altair Analytics Workbench to run SAS language programs.
Personal Edition is available only for single-user operation on a Windows or MacOS workstation (PC or laptop).
To activate the Personal Edition license, after installing Altair SLC, use the command line to run the command "wps -personal". For example, on Windows, start the 'Command Prompt' app and type the command:
"C:\Program Files\Altair\SLC\2024\bin\wps" -personal
As soon as the license is activated you can launch 'Altair Analytics Workbench' and begin using the software.
All features of Altair SLC are enabled in the Personal Edition except for multi-user and client-server capabilities.
Use of the Altair software is governed by the End User License Agreement which you will have to agree to during the installation process:
https://altair.com/data-analytics-software-license-agreement/
The SLC Personal Edition license expires one year after the software release date.
• PE users of SLC 2023 versions will see a license expiry date of 2024-06-30.
• PE users of SLC 2024 versions will see a license expiry date of 2025-06-30.
Personal Edition users must upgrade to the latest version of SLC each year and Yes Please we do wish to receive feedback from our PE users.
If you run the wps command line and you get this "CLI" message then your personal license has been successfully applied. Now you can use Altair Analytics Workbench to run SAS language code.
The CLI product feature must be licensed in order to use the command line interface.
The current license allows use by Altair Analytics Workbench.
If you run the wps command line and you get this "Usage" message then wps has found an existing non-personal license:
Altair SLC Command Line Interface Version 2024 (5.24.2.0.1345-GA-maintenance)
Copyright 2002-2024 World Programming, an Altair Company
Usage:
wps [<program-file-name>] <options>
where:
<options> can be a list of either:
-<optionname> [<optionvalue>]
-config <config-file-name>
-set <env-var-name> <env-var-value>
Any system option can be specified as optionname.
For the list of available options, and their syntax
see the Altair SLC Reference for Language Elements.
If you have been using Altair Units licensing on this machine then you may get an error message like this:
Feature: SLCPersonal2024
Error Code: -40
Error Description:
[LicID -1] (Err: -40) While checking out feature "GlobalZoneEU": Requested feature name was not found in licenses
In this case you can set the environment variable ALM_HHWU=false to prevent SLC from contacting AltairOne to get an Altair Units license.
If you have been using a legacy 'setinit' (wpskey) license that has expired, this can be wiped by removing or renaming the file C:\ProgramData\altair\slc\5\setinit.dat (Windows) or C:\ProgramData\altair\slc\ (macOS).
Comments
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@Nico Chart_21517
I'm getting an error when I try to run:/Applications/AltairSLC.app/Contents/MacOS/wps -personal
"“AltairSLC” is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Bin."
Can you advise?
Versions:
SLCaltairslc-2024.1-5.24.2.0.1334-ga-release-macos-x86_64
Workbenchaltairanalyticsworkbench-2024.1-5.24.2.0.1334-ga-release-macos-x86_64
Running on MacOS 13.50 -
Hi Andy,
See notes here especially how to type the 'xattr' command:
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This worked. Thank you!
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Hi Again @Nico Chart_21517
I keep getting the "Usage" message.I had a previous version of workbench (4.4 maybe?) installed which I used to connect to a remote server version of SLC which had a managed license - all on the remote server not on the local machine (I would get an apply licence message when starting workbench which I always dismissed). But that's finished now and I no longer have that access. I have never had a personal license on this machine. When I installed the newest version of Workbench/SLC tried to do a clean unintsall first but I'm guessing there are still some files hanging around.
I looked through the post about file locations and can't find anything looking amiss. Can you suggest likely causes or locations that I could try looking for files to delete?0 -
Hi @AndyM13 ,
Have you tried running the macOS-equivalent of:
"C:\Program Files\Altair\SLC\2024\bin\wps" -personal
before opening Analytics Workbench?
I'll admit to have only used the Community Edition (with WPSKey files) before upgrading to a Standard licence, so the Personal Edition is something I may have to experience in the future.
………….Phil
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Thanks for the suggestion and alas, Yes I have tried that. I have tried running it after installing SLC but before reinstalling workbench and again after installing workbench but before opening it. With the same result each time.
I have also used the old community edition with WPSKey but on a previous machine so I don't think (hoping) that should be an issue here. A simpler time…
p.s. the mac equivalent for reference is (tried running as sudo and without - same result):/Applications/AltairSLC.app/Contents/MacOS/wps -personal0 -
Hi Andy,
You installed Workbench.
You installed SLC.
You ran the "wps -personal" command to activate the personal license.
Now you can type and run a SAS language program in the Workbench.
Nico
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Oh boy. Tried 3 times before commenting - I kept opening Workbench, after running the personal command line, to an apply licence screen. And then, the first time after I ask, it works. I didn't do anything different. 🤷♂️
Thanks @Nico Chart_21517 & @Philip_Holland0 -
So its working now?! Great news!
Hope it now works well for you.
Best Regards,
Nico0
