As for the DPS audit number, at least on Texas driver’s licenses, it’s the number shown vertically next to the picture that identifies the unique driver’s license. This changes with each renewal, change of address, or replacement. If I can find a way to get that number, then I can get a replacement for this license.
I found out yesterday that we have an Oracle license audit in January, so I spent yesterday having a look at everything we have to check what features we are using…
Our licensing situation is a little different to anywhere I’ve worked before, in that they are based on the number of Full Time Employees (FTEs), not on named users or processors. As a result, we don’t need to worry about the number of installations we have. We just need to make sure we are not using features we are not licensed for.
Database Licenses
- To access the Driver License Renewal and Change of Address system, type enter your date of birth and the last 4 digits of your social security number when prompted to. Refer to your current license to enter your license number. Enter the audit number that appears towards the bottom of your license as well.
- The I-9 form asks for a document number as does the e-verify system for new employees. In Texas, we have a 20 digit DD number (the letters DD: followed by 20 digits) near the bottom of the card (in the middle, not lower right or on the back). The DD is called the audit number and also called the document discriminator.
- License Audit Report and Completion of the Audit There will be a clear notice of the audit’s closure. The SAP Global License Audit and Compliance team will create a report for every license audit performed, and the license compliance team will be responsible for informing the customer of the report’s availability.
The database side is quite easy because we have FTE licenses for Enterprise Edition, Diagnostics and Tuning Pack and Partitioning. I checked the DBA_FEATURE_USAGE_STATISTICS view on each server and everything looks OK.
WebLogic Licenses
On the WebLogic front things are a little trickier. Since many of the licenses were bought in the Oracle Application Server era, we have to make sure we are only using features applicable for the WebLogic Server Basic license, which we have an FTE license for also. There is an overview of the restrictions in the Restricted Primary Services in WebLogic Server document. Also, there is a really handy MOS note, WebLogic Server Basic License Feature Usage Measurement Script (Doc ID 885587.1), which includes a WLST script that checks which features you are using and reports non-compliance with the WebLogic Server Basic license. It’s pretty simple to use. Just do the following for each domain on your server.
You are prompted for the AdminServer connection details.
- Username: weblogic
- Password: mypassword
- Admin URL: t3://myserver.example.com:7001
It then chucks out a page of output with errors listed for any non-compliance.
Developer/Programmer Licenses
We have people using Oracle Forms, JDeveloper and Pro*C, which we have Named User Plus licenses for. We’ve recently gone through a desktop refresh in our department, so many people have their old PCs hanging about (just in case). The department used to be bigger, so even with the extra PCs hanging around we are over-licensed really, but this will be a good opportunity to convince people to wipe and let go of their old PCs. 🙂
So after my initial panic, everything looks OK, but I will be interested to see what the license police make of it all. 🙂
Cheers
Tim…
Update: I guess I was not very clear about the purpose of this post. I am not suggesting this is all that is necessary to prepare for an Oracle license audit. I was not suggesting you don’t need the help of licensing specialists. I currently work for a University, which negotiates its licenses as part of a large group of Universities. As a result, the licensing is very broad. It is quite different to the process individual companies have to go through. This was just a quick fact-finding mission for me, so I didn’t get any nasty surprises in the new year. 🙂
Thank you to those that commented to pointing out how this post could be misinterpreted. 🙂
Update 2: We passed the audit with no issues.
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