Executive Clarity · SAP Contract Terms

Affiliate Use

HardMoves rarely and usually only at large deal size or board level. Trade for it, do not expect it free.

What it governs

Whether group companies may use the licensed software, and on what basis.

Why SAP moves on it — or doesn't

Standard order-form wording bars using the licence to run an affiliate's business where that affiliate holds its own SAP agreement - and keeps the bar in place even after the affiliate's agreement expires. In a group structure this clause is where audit exposure is built.

The lever

Negotiate a defined affiliate group by ownership threshold, with a stated mechanism for entities joining and leaving on acquisition or divestment.

Before you rely on this. A judgement, not legal advice. SAP's standard terms change — verify the current wording of this term in the standard documents published at the SAP Trust Center before using it in a live negotiation.
Also rated hard
  • Advanced Secure Support — A support portfolio for customers under strict security or data-privacy regulation: support delivered under additional controls on who may access the systems and from where.
  • Assignment — Whether the agreement can be transferred, typically on a merger, acquisition or divestment.
  • Indirect Use — Access to SAP data or functions by people or systems that never log into SAP directly - through a portal, a middleware layer, a bot or a third-party application.
  • Limitation of Liability — The cap on each party's damages and the categories excluded.

This entry was generated with AI assistance from SAP contract vocabulary that is publicly available through search, and reviewed for plausibility, not completeness. General guidance only — verify the current wording and your own position before relying on it.