Informatica generates a license key based on the product and product options that your organization purchased. The license key controls the application services and the functionality that you can use.
When you install the Informatica services, you must enter the path and file name of the Informatica license key. The installer creates a license object in the domain based on the license key that you enter. When you create application services, you must assign the license object to each application service before you can run the service.