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  • The company has several remote offices (a point of sale, a warehouse, and so on) not connected with the head office via the local network.  Each remote office has its own local network. Is the company authorized to install the software from ONE basic delivery (platform + configuration) both in the head office and in remote offices by acquiring only client licenses for remote offices? Is the company obliged to purchase the basic delivery (platform + configuration) for each remote office?

According to the current licensing procedure, the fair use of the license agreement for the basic delivery (platform + configuration) is limited to the user's local network where the software is to be installed. Therefore, the company has to purchase a separate basic delivery (platform + configuration) for a local network of each remote office where the software is to be installed.

  • The company has several remote points of sale not connected with the head office via the local network. The company uses a distributed infobase. Is the company obliged to acquire a license for distributed infobases?

In 1C:Enterprise, you do not need to acquire separate licenses for distributed infobases as data exchange functionality is included in the platform.

  • The company has several remote infobases not connected with the head office via the local network. The company uses a distributed infobase built using 1C:Enterprise data exchange functionality. Is the company entitled to use ONE basic delivery (platform + configuration) in the head office and only client licenses on nodes? Does the company have to purchase a basic delivery (configuration) for all nodes?

According to the current licensing procedure, the fair use of the license agreement for a basic delivery (platform + configuration) is limited to the user's local network where the software is to be installed. Since the company uses the distributed infobase, that is, the software is to be installed in remote offices as well, the company has to purchase a basic delivery (platform + configuration) for each node (each remote office).

  • The company uses 1C:Enterprise 8 in multiple workstations networked locally. The workstations are a sales person's automated workstation and a store manager's computer (a central computer). The sales person's automated workstation can work both in a network with a shared infobase and offline by exchanging data with the central computer using a distributed infobase scheme. Shall the company purchase a separate basic 1C:Enterprise delivery for each workstation?

Since all the computers of the company are networked locally, exchanging data using a distributed infobase scheme does not require purchasing a separate basic delivery for each workstation.

  • Within one company, two legal entities with a different tax treatment carry out their activities in two infobases. All users work in a single local network. How many basic deliveries shall the company purchase?

Since all computers are networked locally, according to the license agreement, it is enough to purchase one basic delivery and acquire client concurrent user licenses. The number of basic deliveries does not depend on the number of infobases and legal entities.

  • In one company, in the same territory, two users work with the same configuration but with different infobases. Computers are not networked. Is it enough to purchase ONE basic delivery and an additional license in this case? Or shall the company purchase TWO basic deliveries?

Since the computers are not networked, according to the license agreement, the company shall purchase a separate basic delivery for each computer. Thus, the company must purchase two basic 1C:Enterprise deliveries.

  • In one company, in the same territory, two users work with the same configuration but with different infobases. Computers are networked locally. Is it enough to purchase ONE basic delivery and a client license in this case? Or shall the company purchase TWO basic deliveries?

Since the computers are networked locally, according to the license agreement, it is enough to purchase one basic delivery and acquire one client license for an additional concurrent user.

  • In one company, two users work with two different 1C:Enterprise configurations (for example, they use one сonfiguration for bookkeeping and the other one for payroll). Computers are networked locally. How many basic deliveries shall the company purchase?

In this case, the company shall purchase a basic delivery for bookkeeping and a basic delivery for payroll. That is, the company shall purchase two basic deliveries.

  • The company has two offices located in different buildings but networked locally. It is planned to use a single configuration. How many basic 1C:Enterprise deliveries shall the company purchase in this case?

Since the offices are networked locally, according to the license agreement, it will be enough to purchase a single basic delivery with client concurrent user licenses to use 1C:Enterprise 8.

  • Shall one company purchase TWO basic 1C:Enterprise deliveries that include the same configuration for TWO groups of computers networked locally within the groups but not networked locally with each other?

Yes, it shall. According to the license agreement, a separate basic delivery must be used in each local network. That is, the company is obliged to purchase TWO basic deliveries of the used product.

  • An auditor has bought a basic product delivery. Can they use this product to keep records on one computer for ten different companies?

The number of infobases working with a single basic delivery is not limited by the license agreement. Using a single basic delivery to keep records for ten different companies on one computer is rightful in this case.

  • The company plans to use two 1C:Enterprise 8 configurations (1C:Enterprise 8. Trade Management and 1C:HR Management 8) on five computers. Shall it purchase two different basic deliveries or is it enough to purchase a single basic delivery as there are no component restrictions in protection keys?

For the fair use of the configuration, the company is obliged to purchase a basic delivery with this configuration. That is, the company is obliged to purchase two different basic deliveries with the specified configurations.

  • The company plans to use two 1C:Enterprise 8 configurations (1C:Enterprise 8. Trade Management and 1C:HR Management 8) on five computers and purchase relevant basic deliveries of these products. Shall it purchase client licenses to access each configuration from each additional concurrent user?

A client license authorizes a user in a local network to access any configuration from the basic delivery. Therefore, it is not required to purchase two sets of client single concurrent user licenses to access two configurations. In this case, except for two basic deliveries, it will be necessary to acquire client 4 concurrent user licenses since a single concurrent user license for this configuration is included in the basic delivery of each configuration.

  • The company has purchased a basic 1C:Enterprise 8. Trade Management delivery and uses it in a multi-user mode (with additional licenses). Is it allowed to install the software on the manager's laptop that is not networked and start it with a secondary key?

If the manager's laptop is not connected to the local network and is used simultaneously with activities in the company's local network, you need to purchase a separate basic 1C:Enterprise 8. Trade Management delivery for it.

If the manager uses remote access to the company's shared infobase (for example, using web client or remote access), it is not required to purchase the basic delivery.

  • The company system administrators use different complex hardware and software features to organize access to the company computers located in different territories. How can I decide what solutions are a single local network and what solutions are not a single local network in these cases?

In complex situations, the official partner of 1C Company who sells 1C:Enterprise 8 licenses decides whether the used technical solution is a single local network based on analysis of a particular situation.

  • The company has purchased a single 1C:Enterprise 8 server license. How many client/server infobases can the company use simultaneously?

1C:Enterprise 8 server license applies to one computer acting as a server (alone or as part of a server cluster). One server can work with an unlimited number of infobases. If 1C:Enterprise 8 server cluster runs on several computers, it is required to acquire a separate license for each computer.

  • How many Microsoft SQL Server licenses shall I buy to use it with 1C:Enterprise 8 application in the client/server mode?

Microsoft SQL Server Client Access License says: "Each Client Access License gives you the right to access a server application from a specific computer, workstation, or another electronic device." Thus, the number of Microsoft SQL Server licenses must be greater than or equal to the number of concurrent 1C:Enterprise 8 users in the client/server mode.

  • The company needs to transfer 1C:Enterprise 8 infobase to a third party:
  • A business owner or an auditor.
  • Regulators (a tax authority and so on).
  • For backup retention.

Under what conditions is it possible?

It is allowed to transfer an infobase with a standard configuration code as follows:

  • A business owner or an auditor can be provided with remote access to the infobase under the existing license agreement.
  • It is allowed to transfer the infobase if an infobase recipient has a license agreement for the basic delivery with the configuration used to create the infobase. If provision of information and documents (including the infobase) upon request of regulatory authorities is compulsory for the company, it shall notify the recipient in writing that the infobase reproduction on the recipient's computers is unlawful without a basic delivery license.
  • Transferring an infobase to a third party only for storage without reproduction on the computer in order to make changes to or retrieve information from it, is possible upon the recipient's written undertaking not to distribute the infobase and share it with third parties.

In all the cases listed above, the company that transfers the infobase must notify the infobase recipient by sending an official letter that the recipient shall not infringe 1C Company copyright for 1C:Enterprise 8 platform and its partner's copyright for the application. In particular, they shall not distribute the infobase or any portion of it, and share it with third parties. The responsibility for the infobase reproduction and its further distribution lies with the infobase recipient if they received a notification from the company transferring the infobase of the infobase use according to the license agreement.

  • Are any changes of 1C:Enterprise 8 licensing policy and new types of licenses expected in the future?

1C Company works closely with partners, including in the field of licensing. Following discussions with partners, it can be decided to introduce new types of licensing.

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