Multiple GUI Logins

[adarsh_jainer]

Hi Team,

I have one serious doubt relating to this parameter. SAP recently asked us tto conduct user license audit and we did the same and forwarded the result to them. However they have sent a file saying that we have used multiple GUI logins for 13 users and are liable to pay that extra money to SAP.

But we have set the parameter "login/disable_multi_gui_login" to 1 which means we haven't allowed multiple GUI logins to users.

However our users keep shifting places and hence open the User ID's at different workstations in the company. But at the same time  the same user ID cannot be used by other person anywhere else. Hence on what basis SAP considers that multiple GUI logins were used during audit time. Is there any other way that SAP considers we used multiple GUI Logins? Need your suggestions on this.

Thanks&Regards,

Adarsh B J

[former_member182657 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

But we have set the parameter "login/disable_multi_gui_login" to 1 which means we haven't allowed multiple GUI logins to users.

First it's nice that you've already set the above parameter to disable the multi GUI login's,but could you confirm when you've applied this parameter on your system,if its after the SAP audit,then it could be a serious concern related with multi login for you.

If possible share USMM report for analysis and for further suggestions.To check the multi logon details you can go with USR41_MLD table.

Hope this will help you.

Regards,

[adarsh_jainer · Accepted solution]

Hi Gaurav,

Thanks for your reply, Yes, this parameter was set sometime after implementing SAP in our company and hence for 2 months the parameter was set to 0 and initially it was corrected. However we informed this to SAP and they told they would look into it and accepted our reply and hence have assured they wont charge for it now.

But however, we have license for 35 application professional users and hence we had sent the details of 35 users to SAP but their audit findings show that we have 37 application professional users.When i checked again in our SAP system i could see that DDIC and SAP* are also considered as application professional users. Since they are super users will SAP consider them also as application professional users??

Thanks&Regards,

Adarsh

[former_member182657 · Accepted solution]

Hi Adarsh,

for 2 months the parameter was set to 0 and initially it was corrected.

You need to discuss the matter with your SAP Account Manager,as SAP found multi GUI logins under the measurement report which you has already been generated & sent to SAP LAS.

DDIC and SAP* are also considered as application professional users.

This is as because of wrong user classification which should be according to the SAP User licenses in your organization.

Again suggesting you to discuss it with SAP Account Manager.

Regards,

[adarsh_jainer · Accepted solution]

Hi Gaurav,

Could you suggest me what type of user license should be assigned to these users since we haven't brought any specific license for these users.

Regards,

Adarsh

[Sriram2009 · Accepted solution]

Hi Adarsh

If the user want to logon multiple session you can define the user id type as "Service" user id using the transaction code su01. its not require to define the parameters in the instance profile.

Regards

SS

[former_member199290 · Accepted solution]

Hi Adarsh:

SAP Standard Users can be categorized as Test Users under License Data Tab manually in case they are are being accounted as licensed Professional users.

Please see SAP note:

1402837 - Info USMM/LAW: SAP users excluded in the
measurement

You can find other supporting information here: http://support.sap.com/licenseauditing

At the same time usage of these Standard users should be minimized and appropriate Professional licensed User IDs should be used to carry out the activities in the system.

I would also review the assignment of Professional license to the users

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Adarsh,

we are not properly classified, so that they are asking about multi login.

[yakcinar]

Hello Adarsh,

This parameter does not apply to all users.

Firstly, exceptional users defined in parameter login/multi_login_users.

And also for users type "Service S" multiple logon is allowed. So check your users' types whether they are Service users.

You can check details of multilogon in USMM --> User Data Analysis --> User Analysis --> Multiple Logons. In this list system shows multilogon users for the last 2 years. But if you want to see all records you should check USR41_MLD table.

In the list you will see counter and peak values. As far as I know SAP suspects the users that has peak values more than 2. And counts each 250 counter value as 1 licenced user.

Regards,

Yuksel AKCINAR