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This topic describes the different licensing models and the product keys or subscriptions that may be associated with them. A useful visual of how product keys are represented in Tableau Server can be found in tsm licenses list. The Tableau Customer Portal(Link opens in a new window) will also display product key information including type and seat count. When viewing product keys using tsm licenses list (Tableau Server), or in the Tableau Customer Portal (Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep Builder), note the product specific prefixes.
Term licensing modelsTableau’s term license model is defined by the metric that permits use of Tableau Server. Term licenses are also called subscription licenses. Tableau currently sells access to Tableau Server with subscription licenses. In the subscription license model, customers pay a yearly subscription fee. If the subscription expires, the software will stop working. Subscription licenses are either role-based or core-based subscriptions. A single license key can be purchased with all roles and features and this license is called an Updatable Subscription License (USL). Only one key needs to be activated on Tableau Server to represent the entire purchase. Previous subscription licenses (non-USL) were provided with one role type per key and the licenses were "stacked" and activated together to obtain the purchased configuration on Tableau Server.
For Updatable Subscription Licenses (USL), your product key in the Tableau Customer Portal does not change even when updated with new features or changes to role counts. With the non-USL subscription license model, you get a new key in your Customer Portal after each license renewal. A new product key will appear in the TSM web UI after the previous product key expires when viewing a non-USL subscription product key. For Updatable Subscription Licenses (USL), your product key does not change in the UI or Tableau Customer Portal. In the Tableau Customer Portal, USL licenses display a selected Is USL Key checkbox on the License Detail page or by true in the Is USL Key column on the Licenses tab. In the output returned by tsm licenses list, the TYPE field describes the user license metric. In the Tableau Services Manager Web UI, hover over the Type field (or column) to verify if the key is an Updatable Subscription License (USL) product key. Role-based license modelTableau offers role-based term licenses that grant a range of capabilities at various price points. Four types of role-based term licenses are available: Display, Viewer, Explorer, and Creator.
Note: Tableau Server Administrators will always consume the highest role available. If you activate a product key that contains the Creator role, the Tableau Server Administrator(s) will take this role. If the highest role available on Tableau Server is an Explorer, the Server Administrator will take the Explorer role. If a Creator role is added to a server where no Creators are currently activated, any existing Server Administrator accounts using Explorer licenses will automatically convert to use Creator licenses. TSM administrator accounts do not require licenses. For non-USL licenses, product keys are used to activate and add licenses to Tableau Server. When an update to capacity or functionality is purchased with a non-USL product key, the Tableau Server Administrator can activate these additional product keys. For USL product key(s), one product key is activated that contains all roles and features. If a USL license has been updated to change functionality, features, or role counts, no additional product keys will be issues or need to be activated. For Updatable Subscription License (USL) product key(s), when a key has been updated with a new subscription term, feature, or role count change, the Server ATR service automatically obtains these updates and no additional key(s) need to be activated. USL licenses and Server ATR activations do not require refreshes to obtain these changes. Everything will be handled by the Server ATR service. For a USL product key using the non-Server ATR activation method, refreshes need to occur to obtain the update to the USL product key. For non-USL product keys, when an update to capacity or functionality is purchased, additional product keys are provided in the Tableau Customer Portal that you need to activate on Tableau Server. If you're using non-USL product keys, select a Tableau Server Creator product key from the Tableau Customer Portal to ensure that you can create a Tableau Server Administrator. Explorer and Viewer product keys can then be activated to add additional licenses. Once the product keys have been activated, administrators can add users and assign them site roles, which automatically consume available licenses. In the output returned by tsm licenses list, the CREATOR, EXPLORER, VIEWER fields display the number of licenses for each role license type. For non-USL product keys, each role is governed by it's own product key. Therefore, if your organization has purchased licenses for all three roles, then you must activate three product keys. For USL product key(s), one key has all roles and features which is reflected in TSM. Core-based license modelIn a core licensing model, the license defines the number of total computer cores the server can run on, instead of how many users can be added. This means the server can support virtually unlimited users (as Explorers or Viewers; the legacy term for these types of roles was “interactors”). Core-based license also allows a Guest User account, which is not possible with role-based licensing. However, core licensing does not include Creator seats on the server (those site roles will be greyed out when adding users). An additional license is required to create new content and publish it to Tableau Server. For content publishing in a core-based organization, one of the following must be purchased:
In the output returned by tsm licenses list, the TYPE field will display the number of cores that are licensed. Additionally, the GUEST ACCESS field will display Perpetual license model (legacy)In the past, Tableau sold access to Tableau Server with perpetual licenses. Although these licenses are no longer available, some customers use this licensing arrangement. In the perpetual license model, customers pay a maintenance subscription that is renewed annually. If maintenance expires, the software continues to work but the customer loses access to technical support and software upgrades. With the perpetual license model, the license key does not change in the UI or Customer Portal in conjunction with annual renewals. Perpetual licenses were either sold for a specific number of users, called interactors, or for a specific number of cores:
In the output returned by tsm licenses list, the TYPE filed displays Embedded AnalyticsTableau’s Embedded Analytics offering is a limited-use license for Tableau Server that’s made available to customers who wish to embed Tableau Server functionality into an external facing solution to provide Tableau content and insights to clients outside of their organization. Note: Embedded Analytics licenses cannot be used in the same environment as full-use licenses. For example, consider an organization that runs a service where they analyze consumer data and generate reports on behavioral patterns regarding different consumer demographics. In this scenario, Tableau Server acts in support of a specific proprietary application titled ‘Demographics Analyzer’ and connects with exported TXT files and a SQL database. The organization makes visualizations available to its clients in a secure portal, where clients log in to manage their account and view the results. End users are uniquely identified by the account they use to access the portal; this determines the number of User-Based Embedded Analytics Server licenses. The Embedded Analytics license is not displayed in the output returned by tsm licenses list. To verify the license contact Customer Success(Link opens in a new window). Feature licensesFeature licenses are sold differently than other licenses. Features with independent licenses must be licensed for every user (or all cores) in the deployment. A deployment includes a licensed production Tableau Server installation and licensed non-production Tableau Server installations that support the production installation. These features are licensed annually, and in the context of licensing, the availability of these features to the user base are “all or none:”
Note: Updatable subscription licenses include both features and roles in one license. You no longer need to activate multiple licenses and product key(s) for different features and their associated roles. Data ManagementThe Data Management license includes Tableau Catalog and Tableau Prep Conductor for a single Tableau Server deployment, which may be role-based or core-based. For more information, see About Data Management. Data Management may require resource cores, which specifies the computing power that is used to run flows for Prep Conductor. Servers with core-based licensing are required to purchase at least four Resource Cores. See License Data Management. In the output returned by
tsm licenses list, a single product key for Data Management is indicated by the DATA MANAGEMENT field, which displays Advanced ManagementTableau Server Advanced Management is licensed on a per deployment basis, which may be role-based or core-based. For more information on Advanced Management and the features included, see About Tableau Advanced Management on Tableau Server. In the output returned by
tsm licenses list, a single product key for Advanced Management is indicated by the SERVER MANAGEMENT ADD-ON field, which displays Login-based License ManagementLogin-based license management (LBLM) simplifies licensing for Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep Builder. Instead of using product keys, these products are activated when a user with a Creator's license authenticates with Tableau Server. If a customer is using Tableau Desktop or Tableau Prep Builder without Tableau Server, LBLM cannot be used. For more information, see Login-based License Management. In the output returned by tsm licenses list, a single product key for login-based licensed management is indicated by the LBLM field, which displays What is a multi use license?Examples of software licenses
Multi-user – This license allows you to install a program onto multiple computers used by multiple users. Typically this may be a set number of users. For example, a five user multi-user license allows up to five people to use the program.
What are the 4 types of software licenses?What are the different types of software licenses?. Public domain. This software is freely available. ... . Lesser general public license. Developers can link to open source libraries within their software and use any licensing type for the code.. Permissive. ... . Copyleft. ... . Proprietary.. What type of software license allows multiple installations on a specified number of computers or devices?For example, while a Concurrent License provides wider access to a software but limits the number of simultaneous users using the software, a Node-locked License allows access to a software on a specific number of named computers.
What is a single use software license?Individual (Single-user): This license type allows the program to be installed and used on one CPU which is not accessed by other users over a network. The software will only be used on a single computer, and other users will not be able to access or run the software while connected to your computer.
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