Symptom
- When adding a valid permanent license key in Central Management Console (CMC ) and also when trying to delete the existing expired key, error below appears :
"Your license key is invalid or has expired. If you received a temporary license by purchasing another BusinessObjects product, you must register BusinessObjects Enterprise to receive your permanent license key. (FWB 00016)" - This error may also occur in the setupenigne logs, if updating to a version which requires a new license key
- Invalid License Key xxxx-* may also appear
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Environment
- SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) 4.x
- Supported Windows OS
- Linux / Unix
Product
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.2 ; SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.3
Keywords
(FWB 00016), BI 4.3, BI 4.2 , license key , KBA , BI-BIP-INS , Installation, Updates, Upgrade, Patching , BI-BIP-DEP , Webapp Deployment, Networking, Vulnerabilities, Webservices , Problem
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