Information in the Process License Recommendations Report

FlexNet Manager Suite 2021 R1.3 (On-Premises)

Review the following information in the Process License Recommendations screen to decide how to process the recommendations.

System

The system (uniquely identified by its RFC destination) on which the user is active.

System ID

The three-character ID of the system on which the user was identified.

Client

The client ID of the system on which the user was identified.

S/4HANA

Displays a check mark if this is an SAP S/4HANA system. No check mark indicates that the system is a classic SAP Business Suite system.

User Name

The user ID of the user for whom a change of license type is recommended.

First Name

The first name of the user for whom a change of license type is recommended.

Last Name

The last name of the user for whom a change of license type is recommended.

Status

The status of the license-type recommendation. The following status values are available:

• Pending
• Accepted
• Rejected
• Overwritten
• Ignored

For information on status values, see License-Type Recommendation Status.

Original License Type

The license type in the SAP system.

Description

A description of the original license type, for example, Test or mySAP Limited Prof. (CAT III).

Recommended License Type

The license type that was calculated by FlexNet Manager for SAP Applications based on the current optimization rules (all active license rules, the Duplicate User rules, and the user consolidation), and taking any contractual obligations (such as a license ratio or spare superior licenses) into account.

For information about license ratios, see Managing SAP License Ratios. For information about consuming spare superior licenses, see Handling Over-Consumption of License Types.

Description

A description of the recommended license type, for example, Test or mySAP Limited Prof. (CAT III).

Optimal License Type

The new license type that was calculated by FlexNet Manager for SAP Applications based on the current optimization rules (all active license rules, the Duplicate User rules, and the user consolidation).

This value shows the best possible scenario. However, it does not take into account any contractual obligations that your organization might need to consider with regard to its SAP licenses, such as a license ratio or spare superior licenses.

Description

A description of the optimal license type, for example, Test or mySAP Limited Prof. (CAT III).

Processed License Type

If the license recommendation has the status Overwritten because the recommendation was not accepted, the new license type that was assigned to the user instead of the recommended license type will be shown here.

The value -- indicates that the user has been retired (the user's Valid To date has been changed).

Description

A description of the processed license type, for example, Test or mySAP Limited Prof. (CAT III).

If the Processed License Type value is --, the description shows the text User retired. This indicates that the user's Valid To date has been changed.

Ignore date

This column displays the active Ignore dates that have been set for recommendations. You can set an Ignore date when you reject or overwrite a recommendation. Double-click this field to add, remove or edit an Ignore date.

Note

When you reject or overwrite a recommendation, you can enter a reason. The text that you enter will be displayed here.

License Rule Set

The name of the license rule set that contains the rule that produced the recommendation.

Rule

The name of the license rule that produced the recommendation.

Rule Explanation

Provides information what criterion was met to produce the recommendation.