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Product license

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The Product license feature allows you to show and manage the product license of Snow Optimizer for SAP^® Software.

Description

The use of Snow Optimizer for SAP^® Software is controlled by a product license. You receive a license file with the product license upon initial installation or license renewal.

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You can request a new license file from your Snow account manager.

The license file determines the following parameters for the usage of Snow Optimizer for SAP^® Software:

Validity

The period that you can use Snow Optimizer for SAP^® Software.

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If you use Snow Optimizer for SAP^® Software as part of a proof of concept or proof of value, the Proof of Concept / Proof of Value checkbox is selected. This limits the range of functions.
SAP installation number

The SAP Installation number of the SAP system where Snow Optimizer for SAP^® Software is installed (typically the SAP Solution Manager). The installation number is unique for each SAP customer.
Maximum system count

The maximum number of satellite systems that you can connect with Snow Optimizer for SAP^® Software.

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If the maximum number of satellite systems is unlimited, the Unlimited checkbox is selected.
License modules

The features of Snow Optimizer for SAP ^® Software are grouped into license modules. You must license these modules individually. The product license controls which modules are active and available.
Users

The number of SAP users loaded from the connected satellite systems that you can manage in Snow Optimizer for SAP^® Software.

Each user is counted only once based on the user ID, regardless of how many systems it exists on. Relevant for counting are users that are:
- valid (start date in the past and end date in the future)
- locked or unlocked
- dialog and / or non-dialog users
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You can select to load only dialog users in the ABAP data load reports.

You can load and install the license file by selecting . After installation, an icon next to a field shows that the status of a license parameter is OK. If there are problems with the status of a license parameter, the icon is shown next to the respective field.

In the License type pool for users section, you can show the user IDs within a license type pool by selecting User IDs. You can show the clients on which Snow Optimizer for SAP^® Software is installed and whether user data exists on these clients by selecting Clients.

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You can use a few functions of Snow Optimizer for SAP^® Software without a product license (see Without license module section in this topic).

License modules

The following sections describe the functions and dependencies of the individual license modules.

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The External systems, Cost allocation, and Supermaster license modules are only available in the Snow Optimizer for SAP^® Software Premium Edition.

Basic functions

This license module enables the use of the following functions:

Main function	Subfunction	Additionally required license module
Reports	User list
Matrix user/data sources
Show HR activity status
Show Active Directory info
User reconciliation
Baseline reports	All
ABAP reports	All Note: OpenText license report is not part of the Basic functions license module. This function requires the ABAP systems and Engine compliance license modules.	ABAP systems
Java UME reports	Role and group assignments	Java UME systems
HANA reports	All	HANA systems
BusinessObjects reports	All	BO systems
S/4HANA Cloud reports	All	S/4HANA Public Cloud
Inventory data reports	Client applications from external sources
Cross-functional objects	All	Note: ABAP role classifications additionally requires the ABAP systems license module.
Duplicate search	All
indirect usage	User reconciliation
User master data maintenance	All
Change lists	View/maintain change lists
Archived change lists
System measurement	All	ABAP systems
Warning functions	All Note: Warning thresholds engine usage and Send warnings engine usage require the Engine Compliance license module.
Notes
Administration	Connection status data sources
Template manager
Overview jobs
Data ABAP systems	USMM license type systematic
Check availability statistics data	ABAP systems
External systems	Data admin external systems	External systems
Inventory data	All Note: Delete inventory data does not require a license module.	Data loading
Active Directory data	Load data from Active Directory	Data loading
Active Directory object list
Data admin Active Directory	Data loading
SAP information	Upload SAP Engine information
Data	Size on DB from DYNAM tables
Export/import of objects	All
Interfaces	File export SLM
Settings	Customizing

ABAP systems

This license module enables the use of the following functions:

Main function	Subfunction	Additionally required license module
ABAP reports	All	Basic functions Note: OpenText license report additionally requires the Engine compliance instead of the Basic functions license module.
Cross-functional objects	ABAP role classifications	Basic functions
Contract Management	File export compliance check	Contract management
Indirect usage	Batch input session overview	Indirect usage analysis
REF destinations and users
Third-party product namespaces
System measurement	All	Basic functions
Data ABAP systems	All Note: USMM license type systematic requires the Basic functions instead of the ABAP systems license module. Delete non-periodic data ABAP does not require a license module.	Data loading Note: Check availability statistics data additionally requires the Basic functions instead of the Data loading license module.

Java UME systems

This license module enables the use of the following functions:

Main function	Subfunction	Additionally required license module
Java UME reports	Role and group assignments	Basic functions
Data Java UME systems	All Note: Delete data Java UME systems does not require a license module.	Data loading

HANA systems

This license module enables the use of the following functions:

Main function	Subfunction	Additionally required license module
HANA reports	All	Basic functions
Data HANA systems	All Note: Delete data HANA systems does not require a license module.	Data loading

BO systems

This license module enables the use of the following functions:

Main function	Subfunction	Additionally required license module
BusinessObjects reports	All	Basic functions
Data BusinessObjects systems	All Note: Delete non-periodic data BusinessObjects systems does not require a license module.	Data loading

S/4HANA Public Cloud

This license module enables the use of the following functions:

Main function	Subfunction	Additionally required license module
S/4HANA Cloud reports	All	Basic functions
Data S/4HANA Cloud systems	All Note: Delete non-periodic data S/4HANA Cloud systems does not require a license module.	Data loading

External systems

This license module enables the use of the following functions:

Main function	Subfunction	Additionally required license module
Data external systems	Import CSV file external systems	Data loading
Data Admin external systems	Basic functions

Data loading

This license module enables the use of the following functions:

Main function	Subfunction	Additionally required license module
Data ABAP systems	All Note: Check availability statistics data requires the Basic functions instead of the Data loading license module. Delete non-periodic data ABAP systems does not require a license module.	ABAP systems Note: USMM license type systematic additionally requires the Basic functions instead of the ABAP systems license module.
Data Java UME systems	All Note: Delete data Java UME systems does not require a license module.	Java UME systems
Data HANA systems	All Note: Delete data HANA systems does not require a license module.	HANA systems
Data BusinessObjects systems	All Note: Delete non-periodic data BusinessObjects systems does not require a license module.	BO systems
Data S/4HANA Cloud systems	All Note: Delete non-periodic data S/4HANA Cloud systems does not require a license module.	S/4HANA Public Cloud
Data external systems	All	External systems
Inventory data	All Note: Delete inventory data does not require a license module.	Basic functions
Active Directory data	All Note: Active Directory object list only requires the Basic functions and not the Data loading license module. Delete Active Directory data does not require a license module.	Basic functions

Rule sets

This license module enables the use of the following functions:

Main function	Subfunction	Additionally required license module
Rule sets	All

Engine compliance

This license module enables the use of the following functions:

Main function	Subfunction	Additionally required license module
ABAP reports	OpenText license report	ABAP systems
Contract management	Self-declarations
Warning functions	Warning thresholds engine usage
Send warnings engine usage

Contract management

This license module enables the use of the following functions:

Main function	Subfunction	Additionally required license module
Contract management	All Note: Self-declarations requires the Engine compliance and not the Contract management license module.

Cost allocation

This license module enables the use of the following functions:

Main function	Subfunction	Additionally required license module
Cost allocation	All

Indirect usage analysis

This license module enables the use of the following functions:

Main function	Subfunction	Additionally required license module
Indirect usage	All	Note: Batch input session overview, RFC destinations and users, and Third party product namespaces additionally require the ABAP systems license module.

Change list processing

This license module enables processing change list entries.

Supermaster

This license module enables the use of the following functions:

Main function	Subfunction	Additionally required license module
Change lists	Transferred change lists log
Administration	Supermaster data synchronization
Settings	Submaster configuration

License intelligence

This license module enables the use of License Intelligence templates.

Dashboard

This license module enables the use of the following functions:

Main function	Subfunction	Additionally required license module
Snow Optimizer menu	Open dashboards
Administration	Dashboards

Without license module

The following functions are not protected by a license file. You can use those without licensing.

Main function	Subfunction
Administration	Data source administration
Product license Snow Optimizer
Product version Snow Optimizer
Data ABAP systems	Delete non-periodic data ABAP system
Data Java UME systems	Delete data Java UME systems
Data HANA systems	Delete data HANA systems
Data BusinessObjects systems	Delete non-periodic data BusinessObjects systems
Data S/4HANA Cloud systems	Delete non-periodic data S/4HANA Cloud systems
Inventory data	Delete inventory data
Active Directory data	Delete Active Directory data

Description
License modules