SQL CAL usage

Dear all,
a our customer purchased 3 SAP B1 Professional users and SQL CAL.
He need to develop a web application. It should connect to SAP B1 SQL Server database.
Can this customer use the actual SQL CAL (from a license point of view)?
Can its new application connect to SQL Server respecting the Microsoft SQL Server licensing rules or he should purchase a new SQL CAL?
Regards
Emanuele

Dear Emanuele,
It is a complicate structure for SQL Server licensing. You may go through MS document to find out your answer:
http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?form=MSHOME&q=sql+CAL&mkt=en-us
If I understand you correctly, they may not need additional CAL because SQL only check who is using the server: i.e. if they stick on 3 users maximum.
Thanks,
Gordon

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Dear Tornel,
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Run-time license
SAP Business One supports the Microsoft SQL Server database system. SAP offers a run-time license of Microsoft SQL Server as an optional service to its customers. Using the run-time restricted SQL Server licensing is not mandatory for SAP Business One. The end-customer has to ensure proper licensing for SQL Server which can also be done with an SQL Server license purchased from a Microsoft partner (Commercial license).
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A commercial SQL license cannot be purchased from SAP, but need to be purchased from a Microsoft Reseller.
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Run-time license restrictions
A run-time restricted license of MS-SQL Server purchased via SAP is a license which can only be used in combination with the SAP Business One Software. This means that the license cannot be used in combination with other software products. In general the restrictions are:
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Client Access License (CAL) License
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In case the 1 limited financial user and 1 limited logistics license has been assigned to one login (1 user can have multiple licenses assigned), then you would only need 6 CAL licenses.
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Below you can find a flowchart that could assist you to chose between 'per seat' or 'per CPU' licensing.
here is a link for more detail:
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user589320 wrote:
I have a procedure which took 15-20 minutes in the past to execute.Suddently it is taking 2 hours.When i examined i came to know that the sql statement is not using one of the index.I dropped the index and created it.The explain plan is generated but still the index is not being used.I forced the index usage by using the index hint
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That doesn't make sense. Why am I able to log in when I renamed the exe? And why does the module still show as SQL*Plus?You are right - it does not make sense. The idea that Oracle might perhaps set module to SQLPLUS.EXE on executable start, and then re set from SQLPLUS.EXE to SQL*Plus after connect, or in glogin.sql, to ensure it is consistent across all operating system never crossed my mind.
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