The license is necessary to operate the software and must be renewed at regular intervals in order to ensure that all operations are up to date. 1 Year Activation License Emailed Upon Purchase.You will receive the license key in your email within minutes of purchase, and tech support is available to help you with the license installation. The great thing about buying the Ford diagnostic software license is that you don’t have to wait for anything to be shipped. If you have purchased the Ford IDS VCM 3, then you need to purchase the one-year software Ford license as well (provided it was not already included in your current package). _ Ford IDS VCM 3 1 Year Software License_