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LICENSING MICROSOFT DYNAMICS COMPANION APPSCompanion Apps enable new native device experiences helping employees improve their efficiency. Someexamples of these apps being made available via smart phones and Window 8 Tablets are Time, Expense,Approvals and Business Analyzer. Access via mobile and desktop apps are included with all Named UserCALs as long as they are current on an Enhancement Plan. Since Named Users allow access to multipledevices by one user, that user just needs to be licensed with the applicable CALs or SALs for the task to beperformed with the Microsoft Dynamics AX product. Azure services are required and must be acquiredseparately.ADDITIONAL LICENSING GUIDANCE FOR SPECIFIC INDUSTRIESWAREHOUSE AND TRANSPORTATION MANGEMENTMicrosoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 includes new Warehouse and Transportation Management modules thatare enabled by a single configuration key, along with the previously released Warehouse Management IImodule. Users should enable the configuration key for ONLY ONE of these modules, but not both, in asingle-instance, single-partition deployment. Although technically feasible, enabling the configurationkeys for both of these modules in a single-instance, single-partition deployment is not supported byMicrosoft.RETAIL AND E-COMMERCEMicrosoft Dynamics for Retail enables retailers of all sizes, all around the world, to be dynamic. It deliversa complete shopping experience, with a seamless and differentiating solution that is more modern, moremobile, and more global. End-to-end capabilities, from point of sale (POS), store operations,merchandising, e-commerce, call center, marketing, and customer care, to supply chain, financials, andmore, can be deployed in the way that makes the most sense for the customer’s business. To learn moreabout the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Retail solution please visit here.To accommodate the great new functionality launched with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 we will becreating a new licensing model specific for retail and e-commerce. Details on these updates will beavailable here.PUBLIC SECTOREnterprise resource planning solutions tailored for government or educational institutions managefinances, constituent relationships, logistics, recruiting, and more to lower costs and to help improveproductivity among all facets of the Public Sector industry. Please see here for additional product detailsfor the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Public Sector solution.Please refer to the Microsoft Dynamics AX website to find an industry-specific licensing guidance forPublic Sector.LICENSING WINDOWS AZUREMicrosoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 supports deployment on Windows Azure, allowing you to offer highvalue cloud solutions to your customers. Azure licensing is acquired separately from the MicrosoftDynamics AX 2012 R3 license. This allows customers to have flexibility to easily scale infrastructure up orMicrosoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Licensing Guide March 2016 Partner EditionPage 4

down as needed to meet their business needs. Please see here for additional information on Azurepricing.ACCESS BY EXTERNAL USERSThe customer or customer affiliates’ employees, agents, or contractors require a CAL to access theMicrosoft Dynamics AX 2012 solution. End customers (customers of the Microsoft Dyamcis AX customer)do not require a CAL to access the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 solution to manage their accounts andorders. However, end customers may not use the software to manage any portions of their business. Inthis sense, the definition of external users does not extend to onsite contractors or vendors. External userlicenses cannot be used to provide business processes on the customer’s behalf. Notwithstanding theforegoing, CALs are required for access through Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 clients.Note: Offsite vendors are considered external users only when their time is shared in between multiple customerorganizations (for example, IT support service vendors serving multiple customer organizations) and they are not inan employee-like relationship.Figure 3: Internal vs. External UsersREASSIGNING CALSNamed CALs (either User or Device) cannot be shared. They can only be reassigned in specific cases asfollows: Permanently reassigning a CAL from one user or device to another, due to permanent personnelor device replacement.Temporarily reassigning a CAL to a temporary worker while the assigneduser is absent or to a temporary loaner device while an assigned device is out of order. Temporarily reassigning a CAL to a temporary worker while the assigned user is absent or to atemporary loaner device while an assigned device is out of order.MULTIPLEXINGMultiplexing refers to the use of hardware or software to pool connections, reroute information or reducethe number of devices or individuals that access or use the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 solution.Multiplexing does not reduce the number of licenses required to access the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Licensing Guide March 2016 Partner EditionPage 5

R3 solution. Any user or device that accesses the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012—whether directly orindirectly—must be properly licensed. Users and devices are required to have the appropriate license regarless of their direct or indirectconnect to the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 server. Any user or device that accesses the server, files, data or content provided by the server that ismade available through an automated process requires a Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 CAL. The number of tiers of hardware or software between the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Serverand the user or devices that ultimately use its data, services or functionality does not affect thenumber of CALs required.Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 CALs are required for users or devices that directly input, query or viewdata from a Microsoft Dynamics AX R3 Server. Similarity, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 CALs arerequired for users or devices that input data into, query or view data from a Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012R3 Server through a poling device. This includes users or devices who view data through web-basedapplications or enter information into a database through an intermediary product.For additional information about Multiplexing please refer to the Microsoft Volume Licensing BriefMultiplexing—Client Access License (CAL) Requirements.Note: Licensed users may manually rekey information (when coming from non-licensed users) into the MicrosoftDynamics AX 2012 R3 solution. This scenario is not considered to be multiplexing.Figure 4: MultiplexingMicrosoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Licensing Guide March 2016 Partner EditionPage 6

Scoping the SolutionThe goal of scoping the solution should be to determine an estimated mix of CAL types that provides theright balance of the following:As the mix of CALs becomes more heavily weighted toward Enterprise CALs, the licensing increases eachof these four areas. Likewise, as you alter the mix to include lower CAL levels other than Enterprise CALs,you lower each of these four areas.Figure 5: Effect of CAL mix on simplicity, flexibility, assurance, and cost.Each solution will have an optimal mix of CALs.Figure 6: Example CAL mixesMicrosoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Licensing Guide March 2016 Partner EditionPage 7

Licensing every user and/or device with an Enterprise CAL (Mix A above) maximizes each area:Simplicity: All you need to know is total number of users and/or devices being licensed.Flexibility: You can provide every user with access to any functionality they need.Assurance: You know that every user is licensed to access all functionality.Cost: Enterprise CALs have the highest price.For many organizations, particularly smaller organizations, this may be the preferred approach, as the costsavings achieved by licensing a relatively small number of users with a lower level CAL may be negligiblecompared to the reduction in simplicity, flexibility, and assurance.Larger organizations, for which licensing everyone with Enterprise CALs may be cost-prohibitive, mayprefer to make some trade-offs in order to lower the cost. The extreme version of this would be to look atevery single user in the organization and determine the lowest level CAL they will need. We do notrecommend this approach, because it severely limits simplicity, flexibility, and assurance.Instead, we recommend the following approach, in which you determine the mix of CALs based onSecurity Roles.SCOPING BASED ON SECURITY ROLESOVERVIEW OF SECURITY ROLESProviding users with access to the solution functionality is done by assigning each user one or moreSecurity Roles. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Security Roles combine meaningful bundles of solutionfunctionality and access rights required to perform actions relevant to that role.Figure 7: Assigning a Security Role to a user provides access to solution functionalityTo make it easier to understand the licenses required, each of the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3Security Roles has a pre-determined CAL. When you assign Security Roles to users, you then know whatCAL those users require.For example, in a manufacturing organization, the Accountants, Shop Supervisors, and Field ServiceTechnicians require different use rights. By assigning those user groups to the appropriate Security Role,they get the functionality they need and you know the CAL type that is required.Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Licensing Guide March 2016 Partner EditionPage 8

Figure 8: Examples of CALs based on use rightsNotes: Cusomters can assign multiple Security Roles to one user, in which case the highest CAL type required coversall the user rights. Customers have the flexibility to configure or customize Security Roles. This may impact the license requiredfor the new/modified Security Roles. Please refer to the Appendix I for more information about how suchcustomization can impact licensing requirements.Refer Appendix IV for a list of Security Roles and their associated CALs.COUNTING LICENSESUsing Security Roles as a proxy to count CALs provides a much more convenient and manageable processthan trying to determine the required CAL for every individual in the organization. This approach involvesidentifying groups of users who will be satisfied by Security Roles that require lower level CALs andgroups of users who will access the solution functionality through a licensed device, and then licensing allremaining users with the Enterprise CAL.The following provides a step-by-step overview of this approach:Determine the total number of users.Determine groups of users who require only the Self Serve CAL (for example, maintenanceemployees).Subtract from this users who will access the functionality using a licensed device.The result is the number of required Self Serve User CALs.Count the number of devices that will be licensed with a Self Serve Device CAL for the userscounted in step #3.Add the number of User CALs and Device CALs to get the total number of required Self ServeCALs.Repeat for Task, Functional, and Enterprise CALs.Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Licensing Guide March 2016 Partner EditionPage 9

Figure 9: Example of counting licensesHere you see the approach described above applied to an organization with 900 total users.As you continue through the purchasing cycle, you can continue to fine tune the CAL requirements andfinal costs using this exercise.LICENSE SIZING ESTIMATORMicrosoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services (LCS) provides a cloud-based collaborative workspace that you andyour customers can use to manage Microsoft Dynamics AX projects from pre-sales to implementation andoperations. Based on the phase of your project and the industry you are working in, the site provideschecklists and tools that help you manage the project. It also provides a dashboard so that you have asingle place to get up-to-date project information. LCS has many other tools available including theLicense Sizing Estimator.The License Sizing Estimator is an online tool that helps Microsoft Dynamics partners estimate theconfiguration of the different types of CALs that an organization will need. This services supportsMicrosoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 and higher license sizing. The License Sizing Estimator will help you: Determine the estimated required mix of user licenses based on the roles and activities in yourorganization to help lower license acquisition costs. Model the effect of duty-level customization of roles on the license requirements. Provide reports showing the total number of Client Access Licenses (CALs) needed by type andlevel.Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Licensing Guide March 2016 Partner EditionPage 10

How Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Licenses are SoldLicenses for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 are sold through the following three channels:Figure 10: Sales channelsThe following provides more information about each of these sales channels.MICROSOFT VOLUME LICENSINGWHAT IS VOLUME LICENSING?Simply stated, volume licensing of software makes it easier and more affordable to runsoftware on multiple computers within an organization.Software Assurance is also included or available for purchases with licenses. Thiscomprehensive maintenance offering can help organizations get the most out of theirsoftware investment. It combines the latest software with phone support and IT tools.Participating in a Volume Licensing program typically involves signing an agreement and/or enrollment,meeting a minimum purchase requirement, and ordering licenses through a Microsoft Reseller.APPLICABLE VOLUME LICENSING PROGRAMSMicrosoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Server licenses and CALs are available to Microsoft Volume Licensingcustomers under the Server/CAL licensing model through the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA).Note: For qualifying education institutions, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 is available through the Enrollment forEducation Solutions when purchasing through a LAR under the CASA EES contract option. For more informationabout EES, visit the website.ABOUT THE EAThe EA gives the customer the flexibility to choose among on-premises software and cloud services tobest suit their user needs, and helps customers optimize their technology spend as business prioritieschange. The EA offers the following benefits:The EA provides customers with the best overall pricing based on theirorganization’s size, the benefits of Software Assurance, as well as simplifiedlicensing management via your organization-wide agreement. With a singleagreement, they can enjoy the flexibility of being able to choose on-premisessoftware and cloud services for different user needs, optimize technology spend,and streamline management of their Microsoft purchases.Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 Licensing Guide March 2016 Partner EditionPage 11

The EA is appropriate for organizations with more than 250 PCs, devices and/orusers and want to license software and cloud services for the customerorganization for a minimum, three-year period. At the onset of your agreement,pricing is based on a tiered volume discount structure, meaning the greater thesize of the customer organization, the less you’ll pay for individual licenses. Inaddition, the cost of your EA may be spread across three annual payments,helping you predict future budget requirements. Finally, Microsoft Financingoffers even greater payment flexibility by providing custom payment options thatlet you bundle software, services and equipment in a single investment.With the EA customers can take advantage of various Enrollments. These can bea very cost-effective way to purchase software and solutions to address keyorganizational objectives such as building secure and well managed data centers,maintaining line-of-business applications, or standardizing on Microsoft’spopular productivity software and comparable cloud services across thecustomer’s organization.EA EnrollmentsCustomers can choose to either purchase their software licenses via the EAEnrollments or subscribe to licenses through the Enterprise Subscriptionprograms. Based on a three-year term, with the ability to add and adjustproducts and cloud services over time, the EA offers pricing advantages beyondstandard license and subscription pricing. Should they add new users or devicesduring the EA, they can equip those users with software and online services theyare already using and then account for these changes once a year, through anannual reconciliation process known as “True Up.”Subscription OptionThe EA Subscription provides similar advantages as the EA Enrollments withlower annual costs based on a three-year subscription and the ability to increaseor decrease licenses and subscription counts on an annual basis. This ability togrow or downsize subscription counts may be appropriate, especially if thecustomer expects significant fluctuations in workforce size and IT requirements.However, unlike the EA Enrollments where the customer retains perpetual userights for the licenses they purchase, with subscription programs they gain accessto Microsoft software and cloud services for as long as they maintain yoursubscription.All EAs include Software Assurance for on-premises software to help customersboost productivity across the organization with new software versions,deployment planning, 24x7 phone and web support, training and uniquetechnologies such as Windows Enterprise Edition and the Microsoft DesktopOptimization Pack. Finally, they may add a variety of Microsoft Premier Supportofferings to provid

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