Reactivate License Authorization Definitions

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## Reactivate License Authorization Definitions

A Reactivate License Authorization Definition reverses the deactivated state of a license created by a previous deactivation.

Reactivate License Authorization Definitions are only necessary if you choose to use a Deactivate License Authorization Definition, and you anticipate the need to potentially "re-activate" a client license after it has been deactivated.

If the license is not already deactivated, activating this type of definition effectively does nothing.

Shelf-Lives, and Single-Use flags are applicable to this type of definition. Parameters are not applicable.

A Reactivate License Authorization Definition can be used as a payload for either type of Composite Authorization Definition.

### When To Use A Reactivate License Authorization Definition

Create a Reactivate License Authorization Definition if you have a machine locked license which you may need to deactivate if a customer wishes to move their license - and you anticipate that the customer may need to reactivate the previously deactivated license.

### More Information

For help in actually creating a Reactivate License Authorization Definition, please see Authorization Definition Dialog in the SoftwareShield License Manager Reference.