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In the context of licensing, you need to collect user and engine data, consolidate the anonymized data, and send it to SAP on request.

Tools
  • System Measurement

  • License Auditing Workbench (LAW)

  • BPO Usage Measurement

Tasks on Demand

System Measurement in AS ABAP

Task

Information

Classify users, that is, assign a contractual user type, or change the assignment

You need to classify newly-created users or users from new systems. You have the following options:

Classifying Individual Users

Classifying Users with Reference Users

Classifying Users with the User Mass Maintenance

Classifying Users with the User List

Setting Up Role-Based License Classification

Performing Mass Changes of the Contractual User Types

Migrating Price Lists

If price lists change, you might have to adjust the contractual user type.

Checking the User Classification

You can check your work.

Evaluating the Measurement Result

You can evaluate the result for internal purposes.

Transferring the Measurement Result

Checking the Transfer Status

Consolidating System Data in the LAW (AS ABAP)

SAP requests that you transfer the consolidated data. You can perform the tasks required for preparation beforehand. However, the transferred data must be current.

Task

Information

Collecting Measurement Data in the Component System

You need to collect the data to be consolidated in the LAW in the relevant component system. Perform this task as close to a consolidation as possible.

Combining Measurement Data in the LAW

Load the data to be consolidated.

Combining Users

Combine multiple user master records for the same employees.

Grouping Systems

To perform part consolidations (for example, for subsidiaries), group the systems.

Consolidating Contractual User Types

Consolidate the contractual user types of the individual users.

Correct User Classification

If you notice an error in the classification of a user, you can correct this.

Transferring Results to SAP

If SAP requests that you transfer the consolidated data, perform this task.

BPO Usage Measurement

Task

Information

Measuring BPO Usage

BPO usage measurement is an independent license audit and is independent of system measurement. The results are transferred directly to SAP and are not consolidated in the License Auditing Workbench.

More information: License Configuration and SAP Licenses.