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title: "C4O - Oracle Licensing - License Pools v1a"
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# Document version control table

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| **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**

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| Oracle |


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| **Navigation** |
| / Oracle Licensing / License Pools |


Details - Within the properties of a License Pool

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| **Field** | **Mandatory Cell** | **Description** |
| <span style="color: #000000">Name</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Yes</span> | <span style="color: #000000">The name of the licence pool – You should ensure the description helps users identify the functionality of the License pool</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Description</span> | <span style="color: #000000">No</span> | <span style="color: #000000">This is an informational field that will help users understand its purpose</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Countries</span> | <span style="color: #000000">No</span> | <span style="color: #000000">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. </span><span style="color: #000000">*This definition is for information purposes only*</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span> |  |
| <span style="color: #000000">Environment</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Yes</span> | <span style="color: #000000">The environment the licence pool is designed to be used in (Production, Development, QA, Sand Box, Standby or testing). </span><span style="color: #000000">*This definition is for information purposes only*</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Hosting Rights</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Yes</span> | <span style="color: #000000">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.</span> |


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

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| **Field** | **Mandatory Cell** | **Description** |
| <span style="color: #000000">Product Name</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Yes</span> | <span style="color: #000000">The product defined (This is facilitated by means of a drop-down list). </span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Metric</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Yes</span> | <span style="color: #000000">The license metric defined against the product within the ordering document. </span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Minimum</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Yes</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Enter the minimum defined against the product within the ordering document. This would generally be lower than the standard minimums</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Edit</span> | <span style="color: #000000">No</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Once created, this function allows you to modify the line of data</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Delete</span> | <span style="color: #000000">No</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Where applicable the entry can be deleted. By deleting the entry then Oracle default minimums would be reapplied.</span> |


Documentation was created using information from Certero Version: 8.7.233.39317


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