In the context of licensing, you need to collect user and engine data, consolidate the anonymized data, and send it to SAP on request.
● System Measurement
● License Auditing Workbench (LAW)
● BPO Usage Measurement
System Measurement in AS ABAP
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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 Users with Reference Users Classifying Users with User Mass Maintenance Classifying Users with the User List |
If price lists change, you might have to adjust the contractual user type. |
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You can check your work. |
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You can evaluate the result for internal purposes. |
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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.
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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. |
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Load the data to be consolidated. |
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Combine multiple user master records for the same employees. |
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To perform part consolidations (for example, for subsidiaries), group the systems. |
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Consolidate the contractual user types of the individual users. |
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If you notice an error in the classification of a user, you can correct this. |
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If SAP requests that you transfer the consolidated data, perform this task. |
BPO Usage Measurement
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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.