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Perforce Software Metric

P4 Bot User License

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Unit
Bot user
Aliases
Background user; automation user
Definition
P4 Supplemental Terms s.2.2: an Authorized User with a Bot User License “is only permitted to schedule and run “Background Jobs”” and has no access to any graphical user interface. A Background Job is a program that uses or accesses the P4 server through Perforce client programs or the client API to perform automated tasks.
Counting rules
One Bot User License may run multiple Background Jobs, but the customer needs as many Bot User Licenses as unique background users it requires (for example for traceability and security). Any other use is a breach.
Applies to products
  • P4 (Helix Core)
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