There are certain issues with SAP and Magic xpi regarding licensing requirements. This section is designed to clarify the SAP license requirement, as defined by SAP, when Magic xpi is used with a SAP R/3 system.

License Type

SAP-certified third-party products (like Magic xpi) are eligible for a discounted, named-user license, for accessing SAP R/3 data through the certified interface. This license is called the SAP Platform Extended User License. Magic xpi, as a SAP-certified product, is eligible to use this discounted license type. It appears in the list of qualifying products here.

Named Users

It is important to understand what the term "named user" means. According to SAP, a named user of a third-party certified product is "an employee of the Partner or an Affiliate thereof who is authorized to access, directly or indirectly, the licensed software". Since the licensed software is Magic xpi, and Magic xpi is only used by the administrator, a named user is the user who is administering Magic xpi. So, every Magic xpi server requires a single SAP Platform Extended User License for the Magic xpi administrator. Note that this special license already includes the Netweaver runtime license required to access the server. In case of doubt, the customer should communicate directly with its relevant SAP contacts as to which SAP R/3 licenses are needed.