A database registered for a test or an implementation may be used for a limited period, typically six months. After that it enters demo mode rather than stopping: it keeps working, but the data it returns is no longer usable. ## What Changes In demo mode text values are replaced by an indication that the database is in demo mode, and the run reports `itgendme005`, `itgendme006` or `itgendme007`. A report built on such a database therefore looks complete while its contents are worthless, which is exactly why the state is announced beforehand rather than only afterwards. ## The Warning Beforehand The database screen on Invantive Cloud shows the state before it is reached: - `itgendbe004`: the database will enter demo mode on the date named; - `itgendbe003`: the database has entered demo mode on the date named. `itgendbe004` is an indication, `itgendbe003` an actionable warning. ## What to Do Demo mode is not a defect and is not lifted by reinstalling or by reconnecting. It means the trial period of that database has run its course. - Where the test succeeded, the customer registers the database under their own subscription. - Where an implementation partner keeps the database, an OEM subscription covers it. Either is arranged with Invantive Sales; nothing in the product itself changes the state. ## Why It Works This Way A database which simply stopped at the end of a trial would fail in the middle of someone's work with no explanation. Demo mode makes the expiry visible in the data and announces it on the database screen weeks in advance, so the registration can be settled before anyone depends on the results.