Superseded — Authorized User
Catalog row in Vendor License Metrics · Draft
- Unit
- User
- Aliases
- IBM does not list Named User as the Passport Advantage metric name. Device-as-user note exists (a device may count as a user if the program licenses devices as users).
- Definition
- Authorized User is a unit of measure by which the Program can be licensed. An Authorized User is a unique person who is given access to the Program. The Program may be installed on any number of computers or servers and each Authorized User may have simultaneous access to any number of instances of the Program at one time. Licensee must obtain separate, dedicated entitlements for each Authorized User given access to the Program in any manner directly or indirectly (for example: via a multiplexing program, device, or application server) through any means. An entitlement for an Authorized User is unique to that Authorized User and may not be shared, nor may it be reassigned other than for the permanent transfer of the Authorized User entitlement to another person.
- Counting rules
- Indirect access via a multiplexing program, device, or application server still requires a dedicated Authorized User entitlement. An entitlement may not be shared. Reassignment only for the permanent transfer of the Authorized User entitlement to another person. Each Authorized User may have simultaneous access to any number of instances. Device-as-user: a device may count as a user if the program licenses devices as users. Not a core-based sub-capacity metric.
- Floors / minimums
- Not stated globally on the Passport Advantage common-metrics page. Program License Information may specify.