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Studio 5000 selects the highest edition available on the activation server

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Studio 5000 Design Software Ordering Guide (July 2025): editions are designed to use the highest functionality first, so if Lite, Standard and Professional licences are available on the FactoryTalk Activation server, Studio 5000 selects Professional. A mixed pool can therefore exhaust higher editions before lower ones.
Applies when
Sizing mixed-edition activation pools; explaining why Professional seats run out first.
Applies to
Studio 5000 Logix Designer concurrent activations.
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