User Classification

Classify users according to the following user types. Descriptions and examples of the various user types have been provided for you. If you are not sure which user types to select, please refer to the terms of your contract or ask your SAP sales contact person.
This document contains supplementary information about SAP AG s product licensing. If there are any contradictions with the terms of your contract, the terms of your contract and the price list that your contract is based on apply.

SAP Applications
Select the SAP Applications price list in the measurement program to access the user types of the SAP Applications price list. Depending on your current basis release or support package, you may not be able to select certain user types. To add data to your user types table, you can import a report into the system.
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Standard user types Special module type users Special user types Description of technical users

Standard user types

ID User type Definition SAP Application Professional is a Named User authorized to access SAP Applications who performs operational related or limited performance management roles supported by the licensed software. Limited performance management roles are defined through viewing of information (such as reports, ad hoc queries, and dashboards) presented by Packages for Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), by Packages for Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) or by the Business Information and Analysis Package from the SAP BusinessObjects portfolio provided that those Packages are licensed. The SAP Application Professional User license includes the rights granted under a SAP Application Limited Professional User license.

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SAP Application Limited Professional

SAP Application Limited Professional is a Named User authorized to access SAP Applications who performs limited operational related roles supported by the licensed software. For example, users accessing the software solely through handheld device scenarios or manager self-service users may be licensed as Limited Professionals. The agreement should define in detail the limited use rights being performed by such Limited Professional Users (see below). In particular employees of Business Third Parties may be licensed as SAP Application Limited Professional Users. Those employees of Business Third Parties that are performing functions or roles normally performed by the Licensee's employees, for example independent contractors, consultants or temporary employees need to be licensed as SAP Application Professional Users. The SAP Application Limited Professional User license includes the rights granted under a Business Information User and an Employee User license. The number SAP Application Limited Professional Users shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total number of SAP Application Professional Users licensed. SAP Platform Professional User is a Named User who (i) accesses the licensed SAP software only through a 3rd party application that either is a Platform User License Compliant Solution or that interface through enterprise services as defined in the Enterprise Service Repository provided by SAP or through BAPIs provided by SAP and (ii) performs operational related roles supported by the software. The SAP Platform Professional User license includes the rights granted under a SAP Platform Limited Professional User license. It also includes the rights granted under a user-based SAP NetWeaver Foundation for Third Party Applications license. SAP Platform Limited Professional User is a Named User who (i) accesses the licensed SAP software only through a 3rd party application that has been classified as a Platform User License Compliant Solution after an integration certification test by the SAP Integration and Certification Center and (ii) performs limited operational

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related roles supported by the software. In particular employees of business third parties are to be licensed as Limited Professional Users. Those employees of business third parties that are performing functions or roles normally performed by the customer's employees, for example independent contractors, consultants or temporary employees need to be licensed as Professional Users. The number of Limited Professional Users shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total number of Professional Users licensed. The SAP Platform Limited Professional User license includes the rights granted under an SAP Platform Employee User license. It also includes the rights granted under a user-based SAP NetWeaver Foundation for Third Party Applications license.

Here are some examples for the classification of standard user types. n.a.* There is no standard user type ID available for these user types. Use one of the below described special module type users.

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Examples of user classification in the SAP Applications Price List
These examples give supplementary information about SAP user classification.
If there are any contradictions with the terms of your SAP software contract or with an agreement with your SAP Sales representative, then the terms of your contract, the SAP price list that your contract is based on, and any agreements with your SAP Sales representative take precedence. Examples SAP Application Classification

User who performs operational-related roles supported SAP Application Professional by the SAP software User who performs system administration tasks for the purpose of managing the performance of the SAP Application Professional application and maintenance of the latest revision level User who performs any human resources task, including but not limited to administration, payroll, time management, personal development, recruitment, total reward, training, strategic alignment and SAP Application Professional workforce analysis personnel within the customer organization (such as payroll administrators, recruiter, etc) External or internal consultants with customizing tasks SAP Application Professional User who performs limited operational-related roles supported by the SAP software For example, uses the SAP software occasionally and with restricted scope

SAP Application Limited Professional

Users who has to work in multiple clients or systems

If consolidating with LAW, classify these users according to their activity. If not classifying with LAW, classify the users in the main client/system once in the highest group as a chargeable user. In other clients and systems, you can classify this user as a multiclient/multisystem user.