License for Seting-Up Maintenance Optimizer

[Former Member]

Hello all,

Do we need a valied Solution manager license to set up maintanance optimizer? I know we have to create new users to set up MO, so I guess it will not work with user sap* alone.

Our customer wants to use Solman just to download the patches, can you please suggest an alternative if they are not ready for a solman license?

Thanks,

Sudhan

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Sudhan,

I understand that your customers want to use Solution Manager only to download patches. However, there are many things which can be done with the help of Solution Manager. Just to let you know, in near future, Solution Manager will be one of the most important thing and which may become operating SAP without Solution Manager very difficult.

However, you need to have a valid licence to configure Maintainence Optimizer. So, it is better to have valid licence for Solution Manager not only for Maintainence Optimizer configuration, but also, in keeping the future prospects on Solution Manager and their benifits.

I suggest you to explain to your custormer the uses of Solution Manager.

You can also use the following link to get more information on Solution Manager.

1) http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/02/5ec13690581b20e10000009b38f839/frameset.htm

2)

Overview of Maintenance Optimizer in SAP Solution Manager 4.0

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/304f52c1-3aae-2910-6081-8d1deace...

3) SAP Solution Manager Functions and Benifits

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/ce89c290-0201-0010-5985-dd646051...

4) Test Drive SAP Solution Manager in an implementation project

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/2a92c290-0201-0010-4b8f-a2aaaa3b...

Hope it is helpful.

Regards,

Satish.

[markus_doehr2]

You can use it without license but it will stop working after 30 days....

Markus