- Prerequisites
- Firewall and Network Requirements
- Microsoft Edge Download Block
- SQL Server Authentication Setup for IT Administrators
- Antivirus and Endpoint Security Exclusions
- SQL Server Tools
- Install or Upgrade SQL Server Express
- Install or Upgrade SQL Server Management Studio
- Database Connection Setup
- Database Creation
- Database Restore
- Transfer Settings from Database
- Connecting a Second Computer
- A Tour of the Main Window
- The Menus
- The Button Row
- The Main Data Grid
- The Summary Section
- Banners and Badges
- The Options Window
- Store Configuration
- Miscellaneous
- Export Options
- Vendor Settings
- POS / Connections Tabs
- Background Service
- AI Assistant (Experimental)
- How POS Import Works
- Supported Point-of-Sale Systems
- Data Import Workflows
- RockSolid POS Import
- Epicor Eagle FTP Import
- Epicor MySQL Compass Import
- Transact POS Import
- Paladin POS Import
- Falcon POS Import
- Spruce POS Import
- Bistrack POS Import
- RockSolid Max POS Import
- ECS POS Import
- Prosperity POS Import
- Catalyst POS Import
- Westlake POS Import
- MI9 POS Import
- AS/400 POS Import
- CounterWorks POS Import
- Dimension POS Import
- PacSoft POS Import
- ProStix POS Import
- Sympac POS Import
- Propello POS Import
- EagleVision POS Import
- MySQL/Compass Connection Configuration
- ECI VPN Requirement (Spruce, RockSolid MAX)
- Propello POS Integration Guide
- Troubleshooting: Epicor Import Brought In 0 SKUs
- PACE POS Import
- Advantage POS Import
- General Store POS Import
- J-3 POS Import
- KeyStroke POS Import
- AutBusSystem POS Import
- Tomax POS Import
- Enterprise POS Import
- Computakey POS Import
- Redisell POS Import
- DART POS Import
- MIB POS Import
- Substruct POS Import
- DMAS POS Import
- RODS POS Import
- Procom POS Import
- Agility POS Import
- Acumen POS Import
- Cruise POS Import
- LSandE POS Import
- Retalix POS Import
- DIBCorp POS Import
- GMROI POS Import
- ECi Advantage POS Import
- Sunray POS Import
- ActivantAutomotive POS Import
- IBS POS Import
- Versys POS Import
- RMS POS Import
- TAMS POS Import
- Integrasoft POS Import
- Dynamic POS Import
- Microsoft ARS POS Import
- CDS POS Import
- Spartan POS Import
- Nitterhouse POS Import
- Jeds POS Import
- Theisens POS Import
- Emery Jensen POS Import
- SMS Pro POS Import
- Burdens POS Import
- Intact POS Import
- Bloom Retail POS Import
- NCR Counterpoint POS Import
- Horizon POS Import
- Cloud Vendor Data Sync
- Data Aging and Freshness Warnings
- Resetting Vendor and POS Data
- Rebuild Data and Rebuild Selection Lists
- Troubleshooting Vendor Sync
- Understanding the Strategy Hierarchy
- Pricing Strategies
- Creating a Strategy Step
- Updating and Deleting Steps
- Reviewing a Strategy and Running It
- Shared (Premade) Strategies
- SKU-Level Exceptions
- Manage Custom Groups
- Strategy Execution Cloud Tracking
- Ace Hardware MAP & IMAP Pricing
- Ace Critical Retail Pricing
- True Value Price Levels
- True Value Store Assessment
- Importing from Excel
- Cost Break Analysis
- Cost Break Strategies
- Min/Max Strategies
- Strategy Backup & Restore
- Add Items from Catalog
- Store Grouping
On This Page
Activating Your License
What is this?
While your store is trying Margin Master, its license is a demo license. You can import your data, build strategies and review prices as much as you like. Once you send prices out of Margin Master, you are pricing with Margin Master, and every store using it needs an active license.
So the first time you send prices out, Margin Master asks you to activate your license. Activating changes the license from demo to active and begins billing.
When Margin Master asks
While your license is a demo license, Margin Master asks before any of these:
- File > Print/Export: exporting prices to your point of sale, to a file, to Excel, or to Price Review
- Finalize Mailbox Batch: sending price changes to Do it Best
- FTP Export To POS: sending exported price files to your point of sale
- Export Multi-Store Data
You can also activate at any time from Help > Activate My License. That menu item is shown only while your license is a demo license.
The activation window
The window shows a pricing estimate before you decide:
- Initial invoice: what is due when you activate, line by line. If the one-time install/configure fee is waived or discounted, the window shows the full fee, the discount line, and a note saying so.
- Ongoing invoices: what you will pay each month or year, and when billing starts.
The estimate is based on every store in your organization. Under the Margin Master license agreement, every store in an organization must be licensed. The window links to the subscription details and the license agreement on www.marginmaster.com.
If the estimate cannot be loaded (for example, when billing is already set up for your organization), the window says so. Margin Master support can give you one.
The estimate is not an invoice. Your invoices come from RetailerSoft billing.
Activate and Continue, or Cancel
- Activate and Continue activates your license and then carries on with what you started, such as the export. From the Help menu the button reads Activate My License.
- Cancel leaves your license as a demo license. Nothing is exported.
After you activate, your license runs for at least 30 days while billing is set up. Margin Master support will be in touch about your invoices.
If the activation cannot reach the Margin Master server, nothing is exported. Margin Master tells you what went wrong. Check your internet connection and try again.
Common Questions
Will I be asked every time I export? No. Once your license is active, Margin Master no longer asks.
Can I keep using Margin Master without activating? Yes. Everything that does not send prices out keeps working while your license is a demo license.
I have a question about pricing before I activate. Contact Margin Master support at support@retailersoft.com before you continue.
