# UpgradeLicenseEx ### Description Upgrades a license. You can upgrade the following data associated with the license: * Features associated to a license * Expiry date of the license * Duration of the license * Major and Minor version of the product * The version of the QLM Engine used to generate the license key When a license is upgraded, a new license key is generated and replaces the existing one. The old license is copied to the History table. Note that to call this function, you must: * Set the AdminEncryptionKey ```csharp bool UpgradeLicense (string webServiceUrl, string activationKey, int productID, int majorVersion, int minorVersion, string qlmVersion, string features, DateTime dtExpiry, int expiryDuration, string comment, out string newActivationKey, out string response) ``` ```http http://server/qlm/qlmservice.asmx/UpgradeLicense?is_avkey=&is_productid=&is_majorversion=&is_minorversion=&is_expdate=&is_expdate>&is_expduration= ``` ### Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | -------------- | :------: | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | webServiceUrl | string | URL to the QLM License Server. | | activationKey | string | the current activation key | | productID | int | ID of the product | | majorVersion | int | new major version of the product | | minorVersion | int | new minor version of the product | | qlmVersion | string | version of the QLM Engine to use. | | features | int\[] | an array of feature sets specifying the features that should be enabled in the created key. Each feature has a unique feature set and ID associated to it. To combine features, perform a bitwise OR operation on the required features. | | dtExpiry | DateTime | expiry date of the license key | | expiryDuration | int | expiry duration of the license key | | comment | string | update the comment associated with this license. | | response | string | XML fragment containing the result of the call | ### Return | Type | Description | | ---- | --------------------------------------------------------- | | bool | returns true if the operation succeeded; false otherwise. | ### Response XML format ```xml The license was upgraded... ``` ### Example error response ```xml Details about the error ``` ## Remarks Use [ParseResults ](https://docs.soraco.co/docs/api-reference/.net-api/iqlmcustomerinfo/methods/parseresults)to interpret the results of the call and load the returned data into an [ILicenseInfo ](https://docs.soraco.co/docs/api-reference/.net-api/ilicenseinfo)object. ```csharp ILicenseInfo li = new LicenseInfo(); string message = string.Empty; if (lv.QlmLicenseObject.ParseResults(response, ref li, ref message)) { // The operation was successful } else { // The operation failed } ``` --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.soraco.co/docs/api-reference/.net-api/qlmlicense/management-methods/upgradelicenseex.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.