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Licensing

Editions​

SDM MetricTile is available in two editions:

Free​

  • All shapes, gradients, effects and formatting cards
  • Data-driven color and logo
  • Drag positioning and rotation
  • "Powered by Socio DM" watermark displayed on the visual
  • Community support

Pro​

  • Everything in Free
  • No watermark
  • Email support
  • Licensed per organization

Purchasing from Microsoft AppSource​

To purchase a Pro license, visit the Microsoft AppSource listing and click on the Get it now button. Follow the prompts to complete the purchase process. Once you have a valid license, powerBi will automatically detect it and unlock the Pro features.

Entering a License Key​

Another mean to get a Pro license is by purchasing directly from Socio-DM, especially for volume licensing or if you want to purchase multiple visuals or receiving a key from your organization. To activate the Pro features with a license key:

Directly for one visual​

  1. Select the visual in your report
  2. Open the Format pane
  3. Expand the License card
  4. Paste your license key into the License Key field

For bulk activation across multiple visuals in your report​

If you have a volume license covering multiple visuals, you will receive a Theme (.json) file to easily apply the license across all your Socio-DM purchased instances.

For bulk activation across an entire organization​

If your organization has purchased a site license, you can distribute the Theme file containing the license to all report writers in your organization. Applying this Theme to any report will automatically unlock the Pro features on all purchased visuals without the need to enter individual license keys.

The license is validated automatically. The watermark disappears once a valid Pro license is detected.

License Information​

To view your current license status:

  1. Click on the small (i) icon at the top right corner in the visual
  2. The About dialog shows:
    • Name — Socio-DM MetricTile
    • Version — current visual version
    • Plan — Free or Pro
    • Licensed to — organization name (Pro only)
    • Expires — license expiration date (Pro only)

Microsoft Fabric Licensing​

The MetricTile also supports licensing through Microsoft Fabric subscriptions. When the visual is deployed in a Fabric workspace with an active SDM subscription, the Pro plan is detected automatically without requiring a manual license key.

License resolution priority:

  1. Microsoft service plan — Fabric subscription (auto-detected)
  2. License Key — value typed in the License card
  3. Free — fallback with watermark