Licences - the basics

When you purchase STP Creator, you will receive a licence file called 'STP_R1_licence.lic' or 'STP_R1_SBR_licence.lic'.

STP Creator is designed to support multiple licences. Some users have a Licence4 for one ABN and a Licence20 for another ABN. The Payer ABN is stored in the licence file.

Since v2.0.1.0 the software no longer needs to be registered - so the Preferences > Browse 5 button has been disabled. Simply link your Data Set file to your licence file at Browse 2 on the Permanent Data Set screen.

Opening a Data Set File

Every Data Set file needs to be linked to a Licence as this is where it gets the ABN. When you open a Data Set file, STP Creator will use the licence specified at Browse 2 on the Permanent Data Set screen  - see highlighted below - the licence you are using for this Data Set file should be saved in that location. If is has been moved, or renamed, or you have a new licence saved in a different locations, click Browse and locate the licence file for this Data Set file.

When a Data Set file is opened:

• If STP Creator does not find a valid licence file at this Browse 2 location, it will switch to Demo mode.
• If STP Creator finds a licence file at this Browse 2 location, and this is an expired Trial licence, it will switch to Demo mode.
• If STP Creator finds a licence file at this Browse 2 location, and this is a valid Trial licence, it will switch to Trial mode.
• If STP Creator finds a licence file at this Browse 2 location, and this is a valid licence, it will switch to Registered mode with the Payee limit as set in this licence file. The Payer ABN will also be set to the ABN in this licence file.

Payer ABN

Registered Licence

Registered licences no longer use a Payer ABN code. The software will retrieve the ABN from the licence file and will display it on the Payer screen and the About Screen. The ABN field is read-only.

Agents Licence

With an Agent's Licence, the Agent's ABN will be stored in the Licence file linked at Browse 2 of each Data Set file. Payer ABN's can be set with a Payer ABN Code.

Your licence email will have a Payer ABN code and will look similar to this:

Open the Payer screen and update as follows - characters can be upper or lower case:

The Payer ABN Code is specific to a Licence - see highlighted above.

The Payer ABN code must be the code provided for the licence located at Browse 2 on the Permanent Data Set screen for this Data Set file - otherwise the Payer ABN will be reset to Zero.

The above points are of particular significance for:

• user who upgrade from a Trial licence
• have multiples licences on the same computer
• users who upgrade their licence from Licence4 to Licence20 etc