Excelerate Kyvos (Excel add-in) License Activation
Overview
This page explains how to activate and manage the Excelerate Kyvos (Excel Add-in) license required to connect to Kyvos semantic models. It covers the steps to apply a license for both Excel Desktop and Web editions, along with key concepts such as concurrent user licensing, session management, and license validation. Additionally, it provides guidance on checking licensing details and modifying session timeout settings, ensuring a smooth and controlled user access experience.
To establish a connection with Kyvos (Excel add-in), you need first to activate the license for Kyvos (Excel add-in) on FluenceXL. Once the license is activated, you can connect to Kyvos semantic models.
If you do not have an Excelerate Kyvos (Excel add-in) license, please reach out to support@kyvos.io to request a new license.
License activation for Excel (Desktop) edition
After installing Excelerate Kyvos (Excel add-in), open MS Excel and click the FluenceXL/Kyvos menu. Go to Tools > Extras > Licensing.
Click Copy and choose the license file. Click the Apply License button.
Restart MS Excel.
License activation for Web edition
Excelerate Web licensing is based on a concurrent user model, a concurrent session is tied to the user's session managed by IIS. The default timeout of a session is 20 minutes of inactivity, there is also a Log Out option which will end the user's session immediately and release them from the concurrent user count.
If the number of concurrent users exceeds the licensed amount, then any additional users will receive a Too many users error message.
Applying and Checking your license
The Web Configuration tool allows you to apply a new license, or will show you the number of concurrent users you are currently licensed for under the "Licensing" tab:
On the Start menu on your computer, search Configure FluenceXL Web Edition.
On the displayed XLCubed Web Management Console, go to the Licensing tab, and click Apply New Key.
Choose the license key and click open.
The License key will be applied and details will be displayed.
Modifying session duration
To change the default sessions length from 20 minutes, you will need to launch Internet Information Services Manager on the web server, and go to the FluenceXL Website and select Session State, as shown in the following figure.
You can change the session time out under the Cookies section, as shown in the following figure.