License Administration Workbench

How to perform a consolidation of user records with the License Administration Workbench

Global License Auditing Services

Preparations in Component Systems

Measure all systems that are relevant for measurement, including the central system (transaction USMM)

Classify the users of all systems according to their activity in the system No need for usage of user type multi-client (ID11) Start system measurement Download the measurement results: System measurement Export to LAW File (or by executing the report RSLAW_PLUGIN via transaction SA38) Save the measurement data according to the proposed file name

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LAW Process at a Glance

Open the License Administration Workbench via transaction SLAW

(Up to release 6.20 transaction LICENSE_ADMIN) Or via SAP Menu Administration System Administration Administration Consolidate System Measurement

First upload the measurement plan into LAW Then follow the four Control LAW steps:

1. Import the system measurements into the central system

2. Combine the different user records of one person 3. Consolidate to a resulting user type

4. Send the consolidated data to SAP

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Preparations in LAW Central System

Import the measurement plan into LAW (provided with the measurement request)

Select Change View Maintain RFC Data Select Load Measurement Plan In the popup choose your measurement plan and select Open

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Preparations in LAW Central System

The list of the systems to be measured is displayed Maintain the list if necessary in view Maintain RFC Data Go back to the Measurement Results Overview If measurement data are uploaded the traffic light turns green

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1. Import Data of a System (1/2)

Import the measurement files of the component systems and the measurement data of the central system into the LAW

Select Component System Data In the popup select the downloaded files from the systems Select Open to upload the files

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1. Import Data of a System (2/2)

An overview of all imported systems is displayed Status for step one is Complete

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2. Combine Users

Combine all users of the component systems

Select Combine Users In the popup choose the criterion by which the user records should be combined Start combining process

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2. Combine Users View Results of Combination

All users in the included clients and systems are now combined.

To view the list of combined users select Display For an explanation of the composition of the user records, double click the record

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3. Consolidate All Data

The contractual user types of the individual users are consolidated through the total analysis of all data

The LAW takes into account that certain user types are already included in others, for example

SAP ERP Ltd. Professional users are included in SAP ERP Professional users SAP Application EHS users are included in SAP Application Employees

So one license is required only for the users overall standard user types

Consolidate all user records by selecting Consolidate Data

Choose consolidation not as a background job

The consolidation of the user records is complete

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3. Consolidate All Data View Consolidation Details

Select Display to review the list of consolidated user records For an explanation of the composition of the resulting user type, double click the record

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4. Send Results

Once consolidation is completed, send the data to SAP

The LAW results are transferred with the Service Data Control Center (SDCCN) in the background Notes and comments can be added Check the status of the data transfer in the list of transfers

Check note 990856 in case of transfer problems

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Structure of LAW Results

Find the results log for the LAW data transferred via menu path
Measurement Data Send Results Results Log Create Results Log The LAW results are structured in

List of installations and systems consolidated

Consolidated measurement results for engines

Consolidated measurement results by user type LAW Customizing data Measurement log for each system

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User Corrections and Reconsolidation

Corrections of the measured users can be performed only in the component system

R/3

R/3 (HR)

BW

Correct the user classification in the component system, and restart system measurement
Run Export to LAW File, and load the measurement data into your PC Import the corrected measurement data, and continue summarizing users

Jones Miller Prof. Ltd. Prof.

Jones
Employee

Baker
Employee

Jones Prof.

Taylor Prof.

1 Prof. 1 Ltd. Prof. 2 Employees 2 Prof.

Total 2 Professional (Jones, Taylor)

LAW

1 Limited Professional (Miller) 1 Employee (Baker)

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