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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/license_file.md b/doc/user/admin_area/license_file.md index ff9e87680f9..be1b1a16e29 100644 --- a/doc/user/admin_area/license_file.md +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/license_file.md @@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ group: Provision info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- +<!-- To promote the workflow described in license.md, this page is not included in global left nav. --> + # Activate GitLab EE with a license file or key If you receive a license file from GitLab (for example, for a trial), you can @@ -47,6 +49,17 @@ WARNING: These methods only add a license at the time of installation. To renew or upgrade a license, add the license in the **Admin Area** in the web user interface. +## Submit license usage data + +If you use a license file or key to activate your instance in an offline environment, you must submit your license +usage data monthly. +To submit the data, [export your license usage](../../subscriptions/self_managed/index.md#export-your-license-usage) +and send it by email to the renewals service, `renewals-service@customers.gitlab.com`. + +If you don't submit your data each month after your subscription start date, a banner displays to remind you to +submit your data. The banner displays in the **Admin Area** on the **Dashboard** and on the **Subscription** +pages. You can only dismiss it until the following month after you submit your license usage data. + ## What happens when your license expires Fifteen days before the license expires, a notification banner with the upcoming expiration |