Attribute

Setting

Document title

C4O - Oracle Licensing - Compliance

Document subject

Understanding how the Compliance screen is created

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

Associated Module

Oracle

Navigation

/ Oracle Licensing / Compliance

Field

Description

Product

Name of product.

If underlined, then click on the link to view the named users or hosts where the product is installed.

If not underlined, then double left click mouse on Product to display the transaction which covers the quantity.

Metric

The licence model used to compare deployment against entitlement. The information is taken from the associated host and the license type attributed. By default, Processor is defined. If it should be NUP then every database on the physical host must have user details defined within the Databases Named User Criteria.

Licence Pool

The License Pool is a way of linking specific entitlement to a host as both can have a specific license pool defined. If a transaction has multiple license metrics, then it should be split into a transaction to include only a single license metric (e.g Processor NUP). Where a License pool has been defined then click on the link to observe the individual definitions (including countries / regions where the licensed software can be used.)

Unit Cost

The cost allocated to the specific. Unit Cost is allocated by Right Clicking on the Category and selecting: Actions > Set Unit Cost [

]

Entitlement

Total number of licences purchased (and linked to the specific licensing pool – where applicable). Data is taken from the Oracle Licensing / Transactions. Where entitlement has been terminated or shelved then it’s excluded from the overall quantity.

Used

Total number of licences used from the entitlement on the specific line.

Available

Highlights any category where there is a surplus of licences. Entitlement – Used = Available. Value is only shown when it is a positive number if not it will display a 0.

Overspend

Calculation based on Unit Cost and Available licences. This is displayed based on the unit price already entered. If a value has unit not been added, then the overspend would be defined as 0.

Required

Total number of licences required based on deployment data within Certero Platform. This value will include NUP minimums (where applicable)

Licensed

Total number of licences that have been applied to the line item. The number available may be restricted by the use of license pools (where applicable)

Variance

Highlights any category where there is a shortfall of licences. licensed - (Required – Excluded) = Variance. Value is only when there is a negative value if not it will display 0.

Exposure

Represents the financial impact of any shortfall in licences. Cost of Exposure is allocated by Right Clicking on the Category and selecting: Actions > Set Unit Cost [

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