You will now need to go to the EPLANUSA support website to download the desired version of the software since CDs are no longer shipped. There are other documents such as software agreements and copies of the invoice but to the end user, the two documents listed above are what you are interested in. What happened was that for the first 30-45 days you were using a temporary val code until your payment cleared and the new official key is available.
Typically the first validation key that you generate will last 30-45 days after which time your sales rep will contact you to inform you that a new validation code is available.
This document walks you through a process to “retrieve it online”, there is also another manual process that is not mentioned. Most users don’t pay much attention to this unless you know what a validation code is, Trust me, it is important. One of the included documents also includes:ĮPLAN Customer #: Very Important, write it down somewhere now!ĭongle #: Very Important, write it down somewhere now!
This letter includes IMPORTANT customer information and important information on how to properly install EPLAN, if you would just take a few moments to read it EPLAN will install without issue. The shipping box also contains a large envelope which contains several important documents, this envelope is often grabbed at shipping & receiving and sent to other departments.
Guard this dongle with your life this is a perpetual license and a lost or stolen dongle is a lost EPLAN license. EPLAN used to ship the CDs of the software in this box, they no longer ship CD’s but they still use the boxes to ship the USB license dongle. The box contains an inner box that contains your license Dongle. There are essentially four items that you must have to install the application: When you purchase a standalone license from EPLAN you will receive a fairly large box with several items in it, some of these items are overlooked which then complicates the installation. EPLAN works just fine with both SQL and SQL express and I have even seen SQL express set up on a windows file share for team use.
For users with 32 bit or 64 bit versions of Office, SQL is a robust alternative to a shared Access database. This will be the most robust path moving forward but it can be a bit intimidating for the first time user. If you are in a larger company with an IT department, then the SQL path may be pretty easy to implement. Use this redistributable (Choose the X64 variant after clicking Download) Here is a link to the various Access redistributables, just select the 圆4 variant when offered. I use Office 2016 Home & Business with a 64 bit Microsoft Access Database Engine Redistributable and it works just fine. You do not need to actually have a version of MS Office with Access installed, but you will need a 64 bit version of office installed and then an Access Runtime patch. You might also try the EPLAN Help file which is an online resource.ĮPLAN also requires the use of a third party database program to run the EPLAN Parts Manager database, which stores all the manufacturers parts info and links to important reference documents & macros.ĮPLAN currently approves the use of Microsoft Access or SQL Databases. The exact approved PC configurations can be found on the EPLAN Quickstart webpage, but essentially you will need a Windows PC with a 64 bit OS installed to run any current version of EPLAN. When you install EPLAN you will need a handful of items and some of these items are often overlooked which complicates the installation. I have installed EPLAN many many times and thought that I would write this article to help you navigate the installation process like a pro. EPLAN does provide some excellent information to help new users get started via their “ EPLAN Quickstart” page, but there are a few issues that tend to arise that cause problems for new users during the initial installation. Many weeks have passed since you first began considering upgrading to EPLAN and now it’s time to begin using it. Intended Audience: EPLAN P8 users with license dongle, EPLAN versions 2.5 and newerĬongratulations, the day has finally arrived, your EPLAN license dongle has arrived.