C4O - Oracle Licensing - License Pools v1a

 

Document version control table

Attribute

Setting

Document title

C4O - Oracle Licensing – License Pools

Document subject

Understanding the function of the License pools screen

Document version

1a

Document category

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Document published date

20/01/2025

Technical level

100

Hosting type

On premise & SaaS provisioned

Product name

Certero for Oracle

Product version

8.x

Module

Certero for Oracle Database

Connector

Certero for Oracle Database Database Connector

 

Question

How do I understand what information is being displayed in the / Oracle Licensing / License pool screen, and what it means to me as a customer.

Answer

Associated Module

Oracle

 

Navigation

/ Oracle Licensing / License Pools

 

Details - Within the properties of a License Pool

Field

Mandatory Cell

Description

Name

Yes

The name of the licence pool – You should ensure the description helps users identify the functionality of the License pool

Description

No

This is an informational field that will help users understand its purpose

Countries

No

For geographic rules, the list of counties included in the rights. This definition indicates what countries the licensed products can be used, and multiple selections are allowed. This definition is for information purposes only.

 

Environment

Yes

The environment the licence pool is designed to be used in (Production, Development, QA, Sand Box, Standby or testing). This definition is for information purposes only.

Hosting Rights

Yes

Logical [ Yes / No ] Hosting rights indicates where the application is hosted by the customer and delivers a service to their external customer. Where applicable additional licensing may be required to allow this functionality.

 

Oracle - Within the properties of a License Pool. Modifications are only added where the standard Oracle Minimums are overridden within an Order Document. Where the minimums are overridden then the user must ensure that only the transaction (including entitlement) with the overrides are allocated to this license pool. Additions / modifications to Product name / Metric are made via SRDB

Field

Mandatory Cell

Description

Product Name

Yes

The product defined (This is facilitated by means of a drop-down list).

Metric

Yes

The license metric defined against the product within the ordering document.

Minimum

Yes

Enter the minimum defined against the product within the ordering document. This would generally be lower than the standard minimums

Edit

No

Once created, this function allows you to modify the line of data

Delete

No

Where applicable the entry can be deleted. By deleting the entry then Oracle default minimums would be reapplied.

 

Documentation was created using information from Certero Version: 8.7.233.39317

 

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