Content Management and Capture

Hi,

a customer is moving from FileNet Content Manager AUVU based licensing to CP4BA capacity licensing. We, IBM and other involved partners are going in cercles to answer the question if cores for ICN also have to be licensed. The LI (license information) that I'm able to find on the IBM site(s) indicate to that not, but nobody involved seems to have a definite answer that he/she can back up with corresponding documents.

MY understanding is, that ICN is an addon to other software (FileNet Content manager in this case) and as long as you use the 'source' software according to the license (AND ICN only with CPE) you are good to go.

Right? Wrong? A little bit correct?

Happy new year,

Gerold

Hi,

a customer is moving from FileNet Content Manager AUVU based licensing to CP4BA capacity licensing. We, IBM and other involved partners are going in cercles to answer the question if cores for ICN also have to be licensed. The LI (license information) that I'm able to find on the IBM site(s) indicate to that not, but nobody involved seems to have a definite answer that he/she can back up with corresponding documents.

MY understanding is, that ICN is an addon to other software (FileNet Content manager in this case) and as long as you use the 'source' software according to the license (AND ICN only with CPE) you are good to go.

Right? Wrong? A little bit correct?

Happy new year,

Gerold

Hi Gerold, the answer will depend on the FileNet version that is deployed (there are differences in LI between 5.5.8 and e.g. 5.5.12 when it comes to whether ICN is listed as part of the "Components Not Used for Establishing Required Entitlements" , and the form factor (Traditional deployment, Container deployment, or deployment as an CP4BA pattern).

I'm not proficient on giving the answer, but the answer will depend on these additional information. Could you please add?

Hi,

a customer is moving from FileNet Content Manager AUVU based licensing to CP4BA capacity licensing. We, IBM and other involved partners are going in cercles to answer the question if cores for ICN also have to be licensed. The LI (license information) that I'm able to find on the IBM site(s) indicate to that not, but nobody involved seems to have a definite answer that he/she can back up with corresponding documents.

MY understanding is, that ICN is an addon to other software (FileNet Content manager in this case) and as long as you use the 'source' software according to the license (AND ICN only with CPE) you are good to go.

Right? Wrong? A little bit correct?

Happy new year,

Gerold

Hi,

a customer is moving from FileNet Content Manager AUVU based licensing to CP4BA capacity licensing. We, IBM and other involved partners are going in cercles to answer the question if cores for ICN also have to be licensed. The LI (license information) that I'm able to find on the IBM site(s) indicate to that not, but nobody involved seems to have a definite answer that he/she can back up with corresponding documents.

MY understanding is, that ICN is an addon to other software (FileNet Content manager in this case) and as long as you use the 'source' software according to the license (AND ICN only with CPE) you are good to go.

Right? Wrong? A little bit correct?

Happy new year,

Gerold

Hi all,

thnaks for your answers, they are correct and led me to the correct conclusions.

As a side note: Customer wanted to save on VPCs and wanted to run ICN on containers and CPE traditional... it is not supported (although it would escape me why)

Thanks again,

/Gerold

Hi,

a customer is moving from FileNet Content Manager AUVU based licensing to CP4BA capacity licensing. We, IBM and other involved partners are going in cercles to answer the question if cores for ICN also have to be licensed. The LI (license information) that I'm able to find on the IBM site(s) indicate to that not, but nobody involved seems to have a definite answer that he/she can back up with corresponding documents.

MY understanding is, that ICN is an addon to other software (FileNet Content manager in this case) and as long as you use the 'source' software according to the license (AND ICN only with CPE) you are good to go.

Right? Wrong? A little bit correct?

Happy new year,

Gerold

Hi Gerold, great news, thanks for sharing! 

Regarding  "ICN on containers and CPE traditional... it is not supported (although it would escape me why)": ICN talks to CPE using different transports (EJB on traditional deployment, vs Web Service transport on container deployment); therefore this cannot be mixed.

Hi all,

thnaks for your answers, they are correct and led me to the correct conclusions.

As a side note: Customer wanted to save on VPCs and wanted to run ICN on containers and CPE traditional... it is not supported (although it would escape me why)

Thanks again,

/Gerold

Hi,

a customer is moving from FileNet Content Manager AUVU based licensing to CP4BA capacity licensing. We, IBM and other involved partners are going in cercles to answer the question if cores for ICN also have to be licensed. The LI (license information) that I'm able to find on the IBM site(s) indicate to that not, but nobody involved seems to have a definite answer that he/she can back up with corresponding documents.

MY understanding is, that ICN is an addon to other software (FileNet Content manager in this case) and as long as you use the 'source' software according to the license (AND ICN only with CPE) you are good to go.

Right? Wrong? A little bit correct?

Happy new year,

Gerold

Hi Gerold, great news, thanks for sharing! 

Regarding  "ICN on containers and CPE traditional... it is not supported (although it would escape me why)": ICN talks to CPE using different transports (EJB on traditional deployment, vs Web Service transport on container deployment); therefore this cannot be mixed.

Hi all,

thnaks for your answers, they are correct and led me to the correct conclusions.

As a side note: Customer wanted to save on VPCs and wanted to run ICN on containers and CPE traditional... it is not supported (although it would escape me why)

Thanks again,

/Gerold

Hi,

a customer is moving from FileNet Content Manager AUVU based licensing to CP4BA capacity licensing. We, IBM and other involved partners are going in cercles to answer the question if cores for ICN also have to be licensed. The LI (license information) that I'm able to find on the IBM site(s) indicate to that not, but nobody involved seems to have a definite answer that he/she can back up with corresponding documents.

MY understanding is, that ICN is an addon to other software (FileNet Content manager in this case) and as long as you use the 'source' software according to the license (AND ICN only with CPE) you are good to go.

Right? Wrong? A little bit correct?

Happy new year,

Gerold

Hi Gerold, great news, thanks for sharing! 

Regarding  "ICN on containers and CPE traditional... it is not supported (although it would escape me why)": ICN talks to CPE using different transports (EJB on traditional deployment, vs Web Service transport on container deployment); therefore this cannot be mixed.

Hi all,

thnaks for your answers, they are correct and led me to the correct conclusions.

As a side note: Customer wanted to save on VPCs and wanted to run ICN on containers and CPE traditional... it is not supported (although it would escape me why)

Thanks again,

/Gerold

Hi,

a customer is moving from FileNet Content Manager AUVU based licensing to CP4BA capacity licensing. We, IBM and other involved partners are going in cercles to answer the question if cores for ICN also have to be licensed. The LI (license information) that I'm able to find on the IBM site(s) indicate to that not, but nobody involved seems to have a definite answer that he/she can back up with corresponding documents.

MY understanding is, that ICN is an addon to other software (FileNet Content manager in this case) and as long as you use the 'source' software according to the license (AND ICN only with CPE) you are good to go.

Right? Wrong? A little bit correct?

Happy new year,

Gerold