- A company uses an application, in which 1C:Enterprise is accessed via COM connection. How many additional licenses does the company need to purchase?
According to the license agreement, the use of hardware and software reducing the number of users that can directly access 1C:Enterprise does not reduce the number of required licenses. The company shall purchase client licenses for the number of concurrent 1C:Enterprise users.
- A company publishes access to web services implemented in 1C:Enterprise 8. Which and how many licenses does the company need to purchase?
In this case, on company workstations, the 1C:Enterprise 8 infobase is accessed via web services. The web services only provide access to 1C:Enterprise 8 data and are not subject to separate licensing. According to 1C:Enterprise license agreement, each workstation that accesses 1C:Enterprise 8 infobase in one or the other way must have a client license. It means that to work with the applications that use web services, the company needs to purchase client licenses for the number of workstations that can provide simultaneous access to the infobase .
- Using 1C:Enterprise 8 Web Extension, a company develops a web storefront for its own trade application based on 1C:Enterprise. Up to 100 users might access this application simultaneously. How many client licenses does the company need to purchase for creating the web storefront?
According to the license agreement, the company is obliged to purchase client licenses for the number of concurrent 1C:Enterprise 8 users. The use of hardware and software reducing the number of users that can directly access 1C:Enterprise 8, as it happens upon using Web extension, does not reduce the number of required licenses. Thus, for creating the web storefront, the company needs to purchase a hundred client licenses.