SAP Third Party – Indirect Usage Licensing Part 2

By |December 3rd, 2012|

For those who may not be aware, SAP is not the first company to require user licenses for third party or “indirect usage.” This requirement is becoming more commonplace, and some companies are quite aggressive with it. This follow-up to my previous post on SAP Third Party – Indirect Usage Licensing Part 1 will address real opportunities here. Over the years, SAP has set itself apart by aggressively pursuing sales while generally maintaining good customer relations. SAP's strategy is a balancing [...]

SAP Third Party – Indirect Usage Licensing Part 1

By |November 26th, 2012|

Many SAP customer license contracts contain either a direct or an indirect reference to SAP’s third party usage licensing requirements. That requirement is referred to as “indirect usage” and carries a hefty potential financial penalty. The basic idea is that if you use any non-SAP system to access SAP data, the user of that external system must acquire an SAP Named User License. I understand SAP's argument that if you use portions of the SAP software (BAPIs, RFCs, Function Modules, etc.), you [...]