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# Browser Based Engineering IDE Licensing

### IDE Licensing Requirements

Certain vendor engineering environments require a valid user-provided license in order to operate within **Browser Based Engineering/IDE-as-a-Service (IDEaaS)**. When launching these IDEs from the SDA Console, users may be prompted to provide their existing license to enable full functionality.

#### Vendors Requiring User-Provided Licenses

Some automation vendors enforce strict licensing policies for cloud-hosted or virtualized environments. As a result, **SDA cannot distribute these licenses** on behalf of users.\
The following vendors currently require users to supply their own IDE license:

| Vendor                  | IDE Example                | License Requirement                                                                            |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Siemens**             | TIA Portal                 | Upload your TIA Portal license file or provide your license key during IDEaaS session startup. |
| **Rockwell Automation** | Studio 5000 Logix Designer | Upload your Rockwell FactoryTalk or Studio 5000 activation file.                               |
| **Mitsubishi Electric** | GX Works / GX Developer    | Upload your Mitsubishi license file before launching the IDEaaS session.                       |

> These licensing requirements apply **only** when using browser-based engineering (IDEaaS). They do **not** affect device backups, project versioning or other SDA platform functions.

#### Uploading Your IDE License

Licenses must be uploaded once per tenant per seat and can then be used across authorized users and sessions.\
To upload or manage your IDE license:

1. Go to **Administration → Licensing** in the SDA Console.
2. Select **Upload IDE License**.
3. Choose the vendor and upload the corresponding license file.
4. Confirm that the license status shows as **Active**.

For more details, see the [**Administration / Licensing**](/app/5.-administration/license-management.md) page.