Executive Clarity · SAP Contract Terms

Named User

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

What it governs

The classic on-premise metric: a licence per individual authorised to access the system, by user type, irrespective of actual use.

Why SAP moves on it — or doesn't

The metric definition itself is near-immutable; the classification of individual users into types is where all the money is, and that is measured, not drafted.

The lever

Negotiate the classification rules and the measurement method, not the metric. Agree in writing how read-only, occasional and machine users are counted.

In SAP's published documents

The Named User categories and types — Developer, Learning, Professional, Project, Logistics, Industry Portfolio, Worker, Business Partner, Employee and others — are defined in Exhibit 2 of the Software Use Rights; each type's Named User definition setting governs its use rights.

Source: SAP Software Use Rights, Exhibit 2 — Named User Metrics and Package Metrics — enGLOBAL.v.7-2026. Checked 2026-09-17 against the SAP Trust Center; editions change — re-verify before relying on it.

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.
  • Affiliate Use — Whether group companies may use the licensed software, and on what basis.
  • 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.

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