"The user count for ISV license [License_name] has been exceeded. Please renew the ISV license or uninstall the solution" error message when you start the client of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

This article applies to Microsoft Dynamics AX for all regions.

Symptoms

Assume that you generate an independent software vendor (ISV) license that contains limited number of users and load the license to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. When you start Microsoft Dynamics AX client, you receive the following error message:

Note

The user count for ISV license License_name has been exceeded. Please renew the ISV license or uninstall the solution.

Cause

This problem occurs because the system does not correctly check the number of users on the ISV license.

Resolution

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. There is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If you are encountering an issue downloading, installing this hotfix, or have other technical support questions, contact your partner or, if enrolled in a support plan directly with Microsoft, you can contact technical support for Microsoft Dynamics and create a new support request. To do this, visit the following Microsoft website:

https:⁠//mbs.microsoft.com/support/newstart.aspx You can also contact technical support for Microsoft Dynamics by phone using these links for country specific phone numbers. To do this, visit one of the following Microsoft websites:

Partners

https:⁠//mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/support/ Customers

https:⁠//mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/support/information/SupportInformation/global_support_contacts_eng.htm In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Technical Support Professional for Microsoft Dynamics and related products determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to any additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Installation information

If you have customizations for one or more of the methods or the tables that are affected by this hotfix, you must follow these steps:

  1. Review the changes that are documented in the .xpo file.
  2. Apply these changes in a test environment before you apply the hotfix in a production environment.

                
 For more information about how to install this hotfix, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

893082 How to install a Microsoft Dynamics AX hotfix

Prerequisites

You must have Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement

You must restart the Application Object Server (AOS) service after you apply the hotfix.

File information

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Aximpactanalysis.exe Not applicable 60,280 06-Nov-2011 14:50 x86
Axupdate.exe Not applicable 60,264 06-Nov-2011 14:50 x86
Aximpactanalysis.exe Not applicable 60,280 14-Dec-2011 02:56 x86
Axupdate.exe Not applicable 60,264 14-Dec-2011 02:56 x86
Clientoba32.msp Not applicable 15,593,472 27-Feb-2012 16:55 Not applicable
Clientoba64.msp Not applicable 15,593,472 27-Feb-2012 16:55 Not applicable
Components32.msp Not applicable 14,372,864 27-Feb-2012 16:55 Not applicable
Components64.msp Not applicable 28,246,016 27-Feb-2012 16:55 Not applicable
Helpserver64.msp Not applicable 774,144 27-Feb-2012 16:55 Not applicable
Objectserver32.msp Not applicable 5,414,912 27-Feb-2012 16:55 Not applicable
Objectserver64.msp Not applicable 6,975,488 27-Feb-2012 16:55 Not applicable
Setupsupport32.msp Not applicable 7,659,520 27-Feb-2012 16:55 Not applicable
Setupsupport64.msp Not applicable 13,590,528 27-Feb-2012 16:53 Not applicable
Traceparser.msp Not applicable 249,856 27-Feb-2012 16:55 Not applicable
Axsetupsp.exe 6.0.947.853 1,361,768 14-Jan-2012 20:13 x86
Axutillib.dll 6.0.947.0 817,512 14-Dec-2011 02:56 x86
Microsoft.dynamics.servicing.operations.dll 6.0.888.436 35,752 14-Dec-2011 02:56 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 382,848 14-Dec-2011 02:56 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 370,560 14-Dec-2011 02:56 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 374,656 14-Dec-2011 02:56 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 374,656 14-Dec-2011 02:56 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 370,560 14-Dec-2011 02:56 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 378,752 14-Dec-2011 02:56 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 370,560 14-Dec-2011 02:56 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 374,656 14-Dec-2011 02:56 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 370,560 14-Dec-2011 02:56 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 374,656 14-Dec-2011 02:56 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 370,560 14-Dec-2011 02:56 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 407,424 14-Dec-2011 02:56 x86
Dynamicsax2012-kb2680886-foundation.axmodel 6.0.1108.120 14,760 28-Feb-2012 18:05 Not applicable
Dynamicsax2012-kb2680886-syplabels.axmodel 6.0.1108.120 776,104 28-Feb-2012 18:05 Not applicable
Axsetupsp.exe 6.0.947.853 1,361,768 14-Jan-2012 13:35 x86
Axutillib.dll 6.0.947.0 817,512 11-Jul-2011 09:00 x86
Microsoft.dynamics.servicing.operations.dll 6.0.888.436 35,752 09-Jun-2011 04:51 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 382,848 06-Nov-2011 14:50 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 370,560 06-Nov-2011 14:50 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 374,656 06-Nov-2011 14:50 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 374,656 06-Nov-2011 14:50 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 370,560 06-Nov-2011 14:50 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 378,752 06-Nov-2011 14:50 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 370,560 06-Nov-2011 14:50 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 374,656 06-Nov-2011 14:50 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 370,560 06-Nov-2011 14:50 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 374,656 06-Nov-2011 14:50 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 370,560 06-Nov-2011 14:50 x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll 6.0.947.491 407,424 06-Nov-2011 14:50 x86

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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