# Configuration

![Products within your LicenseSpring account](/files/39a42cb322d21a7e854aba4809d8283426eee13e)

### What Is a Product?

In LicenseSpring, a product is what you can issue licenses for. This is usually a software application, but it could be an operating system, or even a hardware device.

In order to issue and manage licenses, you will need to have a product to issue licenses for.

### Initializing a Product

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Start product creation

* Click "Configure Products" in the left-hand navigation.
* On the Product summary view, click "Add a new product".

![Creating New Product](/files/bc71c07af8498bc1cac30e629ce968f7f97bc60c)
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{% step %}

### Enter product identity

* Enter a `Product name` and a `Product code`.
  * `Product name` is used only in the vendor platform (can change later).
  * `Product code` is used in places like API calls and when issuing licenses; it cannot be changed once set.

{% hint style="info" %}
The product code must be unique and comprised of only lower-cased alpha-numeric characters. No spaces or special characters are permitted.
{% endhint %}
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Select authorization and options

* Select the `Authorization method` for your product: `key-based` or `user-based`.

{% hint style="warning" %}
A product can be either key-based or user-based. You cannot change the authorization method once the product has been initialized.
{% endhint %}

* Optionally enable `Product has a trial period` and set the default validity period for trial licenses.
* Set `Floating timeout` to define the default heartbeat for any floating licenses issued (this can be overridden per license).
* Optionally enable `Product has file` to specify an initial release version of the product.

![Inserting Product Information](/files/3da1c7b02d215ee3e2b965de679ac82cda1febb4)
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Review and create

* Click `Next`.
* Review the details you entered.
* Click `Create Product`.

Your new product will appear in the product summary screen.

![Create New Product](/files/908f9f037f653d5c78736d897d1a79578edfd892) ![Product List](/files/043fefd02a12dd8ca20aaa9df96beb22afdc9a9b)
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Access product details

* Click anywhere in the row containing your product name to open the product detail page.

![Product Detail Page](/files/62e6b118c1c62c3cac3884e6480a7e2ee47b1bf5)
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{% endstepper %}

### Disable a Product

Disabling a product prevents issuing licenses for that product. The Status on the Product List View will change from `Active` to `Disabled`.

A disabled product can be re-enabled at any time and will still appear in the Product List. You can still edit the product (for example, add features, custom fields, and License Policies).

To disable a product:

* Go to the product detail screen and click "disable product".

![Disabling a Product](/files/2fae903f6219c71a1e87cbc82e20dc39a65c4c7c)

It will then appear as disabled on the Product List View.

### Archive a Product

Archiving a Product removes it from the product list and will disable it if it is enabled.

* You cannot modify archived products.
* You can `Reactivate` an archived product.

Find archived products in their own tab on the Product List. Click the "Reactivate" button on the respective row to reactivate a product.

![Archieved Product List](/files/fe930915cb3bda9634113cdced5dc8b3dd722816)


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