Permits for offline use
Permits can be borrowed from the server to allow i2® applications to be used when not connected to the network.
When a permit is borrowed, it is copied and locked to the client, and is listed as in use on the server. As a result, the i2 application does not request a permit from a server during startup and the application can be used offline.
A permit can be borrowed by a user for up to five years and can be manually returned at any point during this period.
Note: If a computer that contains a borrowed permit becomes permanently
unavailable (for example, if it is stolen or fails), that permit cannot
be remotely returned. The permit becomes available again from the
server upon expiry. To prevent these permits remaining unavailable
for long periods, ask users to borrow permits for only the amount
of time that they require them.