Superseded — Concurrent User
Catalog row in Vendor License Metrics · Draft
- Unit
- User
- Aliases
- CU; Concurrent User Proof of Entitlement (PoE)
- Definition
- Concurrent User is a unit of measure by which the Program can be licensed. A Concurrent User is a person who is accessing the Program at any particular point in time. Regardless of whether the person is simultaneously accessing the Program multiple times, the person counts only as a single Concurrent User. Licensee must obtain entitlements (Proof of Entitlement (PoE)) for the maximum number of Concurrent Users simultaneously accessing the Program. (IBM Passport Advantage, Commonly used license metrics.)
- Counting rules
- A Concurrent User is a person who is accessing the Program at any particular point in time. Regardless of whether the person is simultaneously accessing the Program multiple times, the person counts only as a single Concurrent User. The Program may be installed on any number of computers or servers, but Licensee must obtain entitlements (Proof of Entitlement (PoE)) for the maximum number of Concurrent Users simultaneously accessing the Program. Licensee must obtain an entitlement for each simultaneous Concurrent User accessing the Program in any manner directly or indirectly (for example: via a multiplexing program, device, or application server) through any means. Note: Some programs may be licensed where devices are considered users. This is not User Value Unit.
- Floors / minimums
- Not stated on the common-metrics page. Count is the maximum simultaneous Concurrent Users (persons, or devices when the LI treats devices as users), including multiplexing.
- Related metrics