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# About Symphony Licenses

Use Symphony licenses to incorporate one or more modules into your Symphony environment. This article discusses licensing for the M[anaged Dashboards and Managed Reports](#managed-dashboards-and-managed-reports) modules and the [Visual Data Discovery](#visual-data-discovery-module) module.

## Managed Dashboards and Managed Reports

<b>This applies to:</b> *Managed Dashboards, Managed Reports*

Managed Dashboards and Managed Reports licenses grant your organization a number of license seats. These licenses license your use of the software, and enables users to log on and use your environment.

Optional features such as SaaS / Multi-Tenancy require licenses as well. Licensed additional features only appear in your software application if enabled through use of a license.

The following articles describe the types of licenses, seats, and how to manage and administer them.

* [Manage Licenses](/logi-symphony/symphony/v24/licensing/manage-licenses)

* Cumulative Licensing

* Multiple Servers

* License Types

* Core Counts

* License Seat Modes

* Seat Types

* Elasticity - Hours and Seats

* Configure Elasticity

* Seat Usage for Symphony Licenses

* Floating and Concurrent Logon Sessions

* SaaS and Multi-Tenancy License Assignment

<Note>
  <b>Note:</b> You may need to add a new license if you are upgrading an instance between major versions of Symphony.
</Note>

<Note>
  <b>Note:</b> Obtain your license file or text from your Symphony account manager.
</Note>

<Warning>
  <b>Important:</b> If your licenses have expired or there are other issues with your licenses, system administrator users can still log on. They are restricted to Viewer privileges, but can correct the licensing issue.
</Warning>

## Visual Data Discovery Module

<b>This applies to</b>: *Visual Data Discovery*

<Note>
  <b>Note:</b> Use the DevNet License Manager to obtain license keys. These are provided to the person in your organization we term the License POC (Point of Contact). If you don't know who your License POC is, please reach out to your Account Manager.
</Note>

<Note>
  <b>Note:</b> When a Symphonystandard or trial license expires, only system administrators can log in (to update the license). Regular users are shown a message that the license has expired.
</Note>

Manage your license keys in one of three ways:

* [Manage License Keys in the UI](/logi-symphony/symphony/v24/licensing/request-and-apply-a-new-license-key#manage-license-keys-in-the-ui)

* [Manage License Keys Using the Licensing API](/logi-symphony/symphony/v24/licensing/request-and-apply-a-new-license-key#manage-license-keys-using-the-licensing-api)

* [Manage License Keys Using Configuration Properties or Environment Variables](/logi-symphony/symphony/v24/licensing/request-and-apply-a-new-license-key#manage-license-keys-using-configuration-properties-or-environment-variables)

For more information, see [Request and Apply a New License Key](/logi-symphony/symphony/v24/licensing/request-and-apply-a-new-license-key).