1C:Enterprise Licensing FAQ

The document is based on valid 1C:Enterprise 8 License agreements and the current legislation. In this document, you can read about 1C:Enterprise 8 licensing policy and find answers to frequently asked questions.

For better and smoother platform scalability, 1C:Enterprise 8 products fall into the following categories:

Basic deliveries with a platform, an application (a configuration), and a single concurrent user license.
Client licenses or additional concurrent user licenses.
1C:Enterprise server license (an application server).
Bundles with multiple products listed above.
Mobile applications.
Tailored products extending 1C:Enterprise scope, such as a web extension, products for PDAs, and so on.

These product groups allow you to increase the number of concurrent users and switch from a single-user mode to a multi-user mode in the file or client/server mode without upgrading a purchased product.

1C:Enterprise client licenses authorize users to work with any number of basic deliveries. To use new applications in the same workstations, you just need to purchase a basic delivery with a new configuration. This ensures independent scalability for both application capabilities and client workstations.

1C:Enterprise 8 software licensing is supported by software-based or hardware protection. A software delivery contains an envelope with software-based protection PINs or a dongle. 1C:Enterprise platform 8.2.10 or later supports concurrent use of both software and hardware licenses for the same infobase.

1C:Enterprise platform 8.3 is enhanced with a CORP level 1C:Enterprise 8.3 server. This server provides advanced administration capabilities compared to an "ordinary" 64-bit server. For more information, see informative letter No. 16 733. You can use the advanced server features only if you have a CORP level server license and CORP level client licenses.

We changed the rules of how to use PROF and CORP level licenses in large deployment projects. For more information about the changes, see informative letter No. 25 491 dated 02/11/2019. Now PROF level licenses are used in infobases running no more than 500 concurrent user sessions or using no more than 12 CPU cores.

Besides user licenses and NFR product licenses for partners, 1C Company issues special licenses for developers. These licenses allow IT specialists in enterprises to get experience with 1C:Enterprise 8 platform, learn more about standard applications of 1C Company, and develop their own applications.

1C Company also provides training versions to allow users to study programming in 1C:Enterprise 8 environment and learn about standard applications.

To promote high-quality solutions created by third-party developers, you can use a new licensing type for 1C:Compatible mass-production solutions. Within this licensing type, products are packaged with 1C:Enterprise 8 platform and a third-party mass-production solution and promoted under 1C Company trade mark.

To simplify user justification of expenses on application purchase and support, all products are provided with a License agreement.

Below you can find answers to frequently asked questions about 1C:Enterprise licensing.

General licensing questions

The company has several remote offices (a point of sale, a warehouse, and so on) that are not connected with the head office via the local network. Each remote office has its own local network. Is the company authorized to install the software from ONE basic delivery (platform + configuration) both in the head office and in remote offices by acquiring only client licenses for remote offices? Shall the company purchase a basic delivery (platform + configuration) for each remote office?

According to the current licensing procedure, the fair use of the License agreement for the basic delivery (platform + configuration) is limited to the user's local network where the software will be installed. That is why, the company has to purchase a separate basic delivery (platform + configuration) for a local network of each remote office where the software will be installed.

For users of most products catered to corporate clients, 1C Company issues Licenses for branches and subsidiaries. These licenses are used for a basic software delivery in additional local networks (remote offices) of branches, companies, or individual legal entities of a holding company affiliated to a company-user of the basic delivery. The cost of licenses for subsidiaries and branches is significantly lower than the basic delivery cost.

The company has several remote points of sale that are not connected with the head office via the local network. The company uses a distributed infobase. 1C:Enterprise version 7.7 required to purchase a separate product to use a distributed infobase. What is the process to purchase a license to use distributed infobases in version 8?

In 1C:Enterprise 8, you do not need to purchase separate licenses for distributed infobases as data exchange functionality is included in the platform.

The company has several remote infobases that are not connected with the head office via the local network. The company uses a distributed infobase built using 1C:Enterprise data exchange functionality. Is the company authorized to use ONE basic delivery (platform + configuration) in the head office and only client licenses on nodes? Shall the company purchase a basic delivery (configuration) for all nodes?

According to the current licensing procedure, the fair use of the License agreement for a basic delivery (platform + configuration) is limited to the user's local network where the software will be installed. Since the company uses a distributed infobase, that is, the software will be installed in remote offices as well, the company has to purchase a basic delivery (platform + configuration) for each node (each remote office). For users of most products catered to corporate clients, 1C Company issues Licenses for branches and subsidiaries that are available at a lower price. However, the company has to additionally purchase 1C:Enterprise client licenses for concurrent users in remote offices.

The company uses 1C:Enterprise 8 in multiple workstations networked locally. The workstations are a sales person's automated workstation and a store manager's computer (a central computer). The sales person's automated workstation can work both in a network with a shared infobase and offline by exchanging data with the central computer using a distributed infobase scheme. Shall the company purchase a separate basic 1C:Enterprise delivery for each workstation?

Since all the company computers are networked locally, the data exchange using a distributed infobase scheme does not require to purchase a separate basic delivery for each workstation.

Two legal entities with a different tax treatment carry out their activities in two infobases in the same company. All users work in a single local network. How many basic deliveries shall the company purchase?

Since all the computers are networked locally, according to the License agreement, the company can purchase only one basic delivery and client licenses for concurrent users. The number of basic deliveries does not depend on the number of infobases and legal entities.

Two users work with the same configuration but with different infobases on the same territory in the same company. The computers are not networked. Can the company purchase only ONE basic delivery and an additional license in this case? Shall the company purchase TWO basic deliveries?

Since the computers are not networked, according to the License agreement, the company shall purchase a separate basic delivery for each computer. So, the company shall purchase two basic 1C:Enterprise deliveries.

Two users work with the same configuration but with different infobases on the same territory in the same company. The computers are networked locally. Can the company purchase only ONE basic delivery and a client license in this case? Shall the company purchase TWO basic deliveries?

Since the computers are networked locally, according to the License agreement, the company can purchase only one basic delivery and one client license for an additional workstation.

Two users work with two different 1C:Enterprise configurations in the same company. For example, they perform bookkeeping operations and run payroll. The computers are networked locally. How many basic deliveries shall the company purchase?

In this case, the company shall purchase a basic delivery for bookkeeping and a basic delivery for payroll. So, the company shall purchase two basic deliveries.

The company has two offices located in different buildings but networked locally. It plans to use a single configuration. How many basic 1C:Enterprise deliveries shall the company purchase in this case?

Since the offices are networked locally, according to the License agreement, the company can purchase only one basic delivery with client licenses for the required number of concurrent users.

Shall one company purchase TWO basic 1C:Enterprise deliveries with the same configuration for TWO groups of computers networked locally within the groups but not networked locally with each other?

According to the License agreement, a separate basic delivery must be used in each local network. So, the company shall purchase TWO basic deliveries of the used product.

An auditor purchased a basic product delivery. Can they use this product to keep records on one computer for ten different companies?

The number of infobases working with a single basic delivery is not limited by the License agreement. Using a single basic delivery to keep records for ten different companies on one computer is lawful in this case.

The company plans to use two 1C:Enterprise 8 configurations (1C:Enterprise 8. Trade Management and 1C:Enterprise 8. HR Management) on five computers. Shall the company purchase two different basic deliveries? Can the company purchase only one basic delivery since 1C:Enterprise 8 does not separate components unlike 1C:Enterprise 7.7?

For the fair use of the configuration, the company shall purchase a basic delivery with this configuration. So, the company shall purchase two different basic deliveries with the specified configurations.

Another option is to purchase 1C:Enterprise 8 product. It is a suite for five users that allows five concurrent users to use included Accounting, HR Management, and Trade Management configurations.

The company plans to use two 1C:Enterprise 8 configurations (1C:Enterprise 8. Trade Management and 1C:Enterprise 8. HR Management) on five computers and purchase required basic deliveries of these products. Shall the company purchase client licenses to allow each additional concurrent user to access each configuration?

A client license authorizes a user in a local network to access any configuration from the basic delivery. That is why, the company does not need to purchase two sets of client licenses for one concurrent user to access two configurations. In this case, besides two basic deliveries, the company shall purchase client licenses for three concurrent users since a configuration license for one concurrent user is included in the basic delivery of each configuration. Another option is to purchase 1C:Enterprise 8 product. It is a suite for five users that allows five concurrent users to use included Accounting, HR Management, and Trade Management configurations.

The company purchased a basic delivery of 1C:Enterprise 8. Trade Management and uses it in a multi-user mode with client licenses. Is it allowed to install the software on the manager's laptop that is not networked and start it with a separate client license?

If the manager's laptop is not connected to the local network and used concurrently with activities in the local network, the company shall purchase a separate basic delivery of 1C:Enterprise 8. Trade Management for it.

If the manager uses remote access to the company infobase, for example, via a web interface or remote access, then they do not need to purchase a basic delivery, according to informative letter No. 3895 dated 03/31/2005.

The same rule is applied to 1C:Accounting 8, 1C:HR Management 8, and other products that support client licenses.
Besides, 1C Company issues special licenses to use certain applications, such as 1C:Consolidation 8 PROF, 1C:Manufacturing Enterprise Management 8, on portable devices.

Company system administrators use different complex hardware and software to provide access to the company computers located in different territories. How can the company decide what solutions are a single local network and what solutions are not a single local network in these cases?

In general, we recommend companies to rely on the local network definition given in GOST 29 099–91 "Local area networks". Terms and definitions: "A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that occupies a small territory and uses data transfer methods and tools targeting this territory." A small territory means a complex of buildings with the same postal address.

In complex situations, an official 1C Company partner who sells 1C:Enterprise 8 licenses decides whether the used technical solution is a single local network based on the analysis of a particular situation.

The company purchased a single 1C:Enterprise server license. How many client/server infobases can the company use simultaneously?

1C:Enterprise server license is applied to one computer acting as a server (alone or as a part of a server cluster). One server can work with an unlimited number of infobases. If 1C:Enterprise server cluster runs on several computers, it is required to purchase a separate license for each computer.

How many Microsoft SQL Server licenses shall the company buy to use it with 1C:Enterprise 8 application in the client/server mode?

A license for client access to Microsoft SQL Server states: "Each license for client access provides an access right to a server application from a certain computer, a workstation, or any digital electronic device." So, the number of Microsoft SQL Server licenses must be greater than or equal to the number of concurrent 1C:Enterprise users in the client/server mode.

Can the company purchase "1C:Enterprise 8 + Microsoft SQL Server. Server license" and use it for tasks that are not related to 1C:Enterprise 8?

Microsoft SQL Server included in previously released joint products of 1C Company and Microsoft Corporation is used only to operate with 1C:Enterprise system, according to the license. To use Microsoft SQL Server for other purposes, you need to purchase it separately at the full price. For the price list for Microsoft products, go to 1C:Distribution website http://dist.1c.ru/ and see the Price lists section.

The company needs to transfer 1C:Enterprise infobase to a third party:

A business owner or an auditor.
Regulatory authorities (tax authority and so on).
For backup retention.

What conditions must be met to perform it?

The company can transfer an infobase with standard configuration code as follows:

A business owner or an auditor can be provided with remote access to the infobase under the existing License agreement.
The company can transfer an infobase if an infobase recipient has a License agreement for the basic delivery with the configuration used to create the infobase. If the company has to provide information and documents (including the infobase) at request of regulatory authorities, it must notify the recipient in writing that the infobase reproduction on the recipient's computers is unlawful without a basic delivery license.
The company can transfer an infobase to a third party only for storage without its reproduction on the computer for making changes or retrieving information from it. In this case, the recipient must undertake in writing the obligation not to distribute the infobase or share it with third parties.

In all the listed cases, the company that transfers an infobase shall notify an infobase recipient with an official letter that the recipient must not violate 1C Company copyright to the application, in particular, they must not distribute the infobase and its parts or provide third parties with access to the infobase. According to the legislation, an infobase recipient bears the responsibility for infobase reproduction and its further distribution if they are notified by the company transferring the infobase of the infobase use rules stated in the License agreement.

Are any changes in 1C:Enterprise licensing policy and new license types expected in the future?

1C Company regularly discusses the use of software with its partners at quarterly workshops. Licensing is also discussed at these workshops. As a result of the discussions, we might decide to introduce new licensing types. For example, in 2004 after a discussion with partners, 1C Company introduced licenses for IT specialists with special terms of use for a product and issued a suite including a platform, an application, 1C:Manufacturing Enterprise Management, a license for 10 concurrent users, and a server license.

Products for holding companies: 1C:ERP, 1C:CPM, 1C:ERP. CPM, 1C:Corporation, and other solutions, for which 1C Company issued licenses for subsidiaries and branches.

The company purchased 1C:ERP and 50 concurrent users use it on the main territory. Currently, the company is opening two remote offices. Each office will have 10 concurrent users. What products shall the company purchase to authorize new concurrent users to use the application?

To make 1C:ERP application operate in two remote company offices, the company shall purchase two "1C:ERP. License for branches and subsidiaries" products (see informative letter No. 4156 dated 06/29/2005) and TWO 1C:Enterprise client licenses for 10 concurrent users each (for the number of concurrent users in each remote office).

The company has a local network where a basic 1C:ERP delivery is installed and used and remote workstations. On these remote workstations, the company does not install the software and does not create additional infobases but accesses the infobase using technological tools of 1C:Enterprise platform or an operating system (for example, terminal access). Shall the company purchase separate products matching the basic delivery of the head office for remote workstations?

The company does not need to purchase separate products for remote workstations if they match the following description: workstations are separate single workstations that are not networked locally with the head office (for example, a warehouse, automated workstations of separate shop floors, points of sale, sales representatives, and so on), their number does not exceed three, and infobases are not created on these workstations. According to the License agreement, such access to the infobase is allowed if a remote workstation has a 1C:Enterprise client license. See informative letter No. 3895 dated 03/31/2005.

The company has a head office and remote offices (branches, representative offices, subsidiaries, and branch offices in other cities). In a local network of the head office, a basic 1C:CPM 8 delivery is installed and used. In the remote offices, the company does not create additional infobases and the head office infobase is accessed using technological tools of 1C:Enterprise platform. Shall the company purchase basic deliveries matching the basic delivery of the head office for its remote offices?

Remote offices, such as branches, representative offices, and branch offices, are not single remote workstations. For single remote workstation licensing, see informative letter No. 3895 dated 03/31/2005. If the company's head office uses 1C:CPM 8, which is a basic delivery of the software that has special licenses for remote offices, branches, and subsidiaries, then it shall purchase a named product "1C:CPM 8. License for branches and subsidiaries" or use a special enterprise edition 1C:CPM 8. Enterprise Edition. This edition allows connecting the number of remote offices and subsidiaries specified in the License agreement to the infobase of the company's head office without purchasing named user licenses. In both cases, the remote office workstations must be provided with a respective number of 1C:Enterprise client licenses.

Five user licenses

The company purchased the following products: 1C:Accounting 8. 5 user licenses (as an upgrade from the network version of 1C:Accounting 7.7), 1C:HR Management 8, and 1C:Enterprise 8. Client license for 5 users (as an upgrade from the network version for three users of 1C:Payroll and Staff 7.7). How many concurrent users can use each of these applications?

Regardless of the software acquisition method, according to the License agreement, 1C:Accounting 8 and 1C:HR Management 8 can be used by 11 concurrent users.

Besides Enterprise Accounting configuration, 1C:Accounting 8. 5 user licenses allows five concurrent users to use any lawfully acquired 1C Company application.

The company purchased 1C:Accounting 8. 5 user licenses and a client license for five concurrent users. Later, the company needed to increase the number of concurrent users up to 20 with a single protection key. Can the company replace all the existing licenses and licenses to purchase with a single key?

The license included in 1C:Accounting 8. 5 user licenses allows using the Enterprise Accounting application on five concurrent users and is indivisible. In this case, to provide 20 concurrent users, the company can only exchange a client license for five concurrent users for a client license for 20 concurrent users.

With 1C:Enterprise platform version 8.2 or later, the company can replace a client license with hardware protection with a license with software-based protection. Unlike a hardware key, you can install an unlimited number of license files on the computer server.

The company purchased 1C:Accounting 8, a client 1C:Enterprise 8 license for five concurrent users, and 1C:Compatible for five users. Later, the company needed to increase the number of concurrent users up to 10, including for 1C:Compatible. Can the company upgrade to 1C:Accounting 8. 5 user licenses and purchase a 1C:Compatible license for five users?

Yes, it can. To increase the number of concurrent users up to 10, the company can only upgrade to 1C:Accounting 8. 5 user licenses and purchase a 1C:Compatible license for five users.

The company purchased 1C:Accounting 8. 5 user licenses and 1C:HR Management 8. How many concurrent users can use HR Management application: one or six?

According to the license included in 1C:Accounting 8. 5 user licenses, any lawfully acquired 1C Company application can be used by up to five concurrent users. In this case, HR Management application can be used by up to six concurrent users since a single concurrent user license for this configuration is included in 1C:HR Management 8 delivery.

The company developed a completely original 1C:Enterprise 8 configuration. Can this configuration be used by five concurrent users with 1C:Accounting 8. 5 user licenses delivery instead of a client license for five concurrent users?

If the user lawfully has full or non-exclusive rights to use the completely original configuration and the configuration owner rights are not violated, 1C:Accounting 8. 5 user licenses can be used as a basic delivery and a client license for five concurrent users at the same time.

Using 1C:Enterprise 8 in remote workstations

Will the License agreement be violated if a company developer uses a protection key for development on their home computer along with the application operation in the local network of the company?

For the fair use of 1C:Enterprise 8 on your home computer, you have to purchase a separate basic delivery. Using a protection key without a separate basic delivery violates the License agreement. As a basic delivery, you can use a configuration similar to the one that the company purchased or Developer and Deployment Engineer Suite.

Will the License agreement be violated if an IT employee of the company that purchased a basic product delivery develops an enterprise automation system on their home computer before the automation system is brought into operation in the company?

The License agreement states the following rule for the product use: "A licensee is authorized to install and use the SOFTWARE in one computer at one time in accordance with the accompanying documentation." So, if the product is not used on the company computers in the local network of the office and the company employee is not a third party, the License agreement is not violated. An IT employee who purchases "Developer and Deployment Engineer Suite" can also use it to develop the enterprise automation system on their home computer.

Will the License agreement be violated in the following situation: an accountant of the company that purchased a basic delivery will use the application on their home computer on weekends when the local network of the company is not used?

If the product is not used on the company computers in the local network of the office on weekends and the accountant is a company employee and not a third party, the License agreement is not violated.

The company has a local network where a basic 1C:Enterprise delivery is installed and used and remote workstations. On these remote workstations, the company does not install the software and does not create additional infobases but accesses the infobase using technological tools of 1C:Enterprise platform or an operating system (for example, terminal access). Shall the company purchase separate basic deliveries matching the basic delivery of the head office for the remote workstations?

According to informative letter No. 3895 dated 03/31/2005, if the used basic delivery is not a delivery of products for holding companies (1C:ERP, 1C:CPM, 1C:ERP. CPM, 1C:Corporation, and other solutions that have licenses for subsidiaries and branches), then the company shall not purchase basic deliveries for remote offices as infobases are not created in the remote offices. According to the License agreement, such access to the infobase is allowed if a remote workstation has a 1C:Enterprise 8 client license.

A basic 1C:Enterprise 8 delivery is installed and used in the local network of a company's head office. Remote offices of the company are not connected with the head office via the local network. In the remote offices, the company does not create additional infobases and the head office infobase is accessed using technological tools of 1C:Enterprise 8 platform, that is, the application is used on the head office side. Shall the company purchase basic deliveries matching the basic delivery of the head office for its remote offices?

Upgrading and exchanging client and server licenses

The company purchased a basic 1C:Enterprise 8 delivery and a client license for five concurrent users. Later, the same company purchased one more client license for 10 concurrent users. Currently, the company needs 20 concurrent users for 1C:Enterprise 8. At the same time, they want to have the minimum number of protection keys in the network. Can the company return its licenses for five and ten concurrent users and purchase one license for 20 concurrent users instead?

Yes, it can. The company can contact any 1C Company partner, who will help them to replace their existing licenses with either a hardware or software client license for 20 concurrent users. The cost of the licenses that the company returns will be set off by the number of concurrent users provided by these licenses.

Instead of exchanging the existing licenses, the company can simply purchase a client license for five concurrent users with software-based protection. 1C:Enterprise 8.2 or later allows using dongles and software licenses at the same time.

The company purchased a basic 1C:Enterprise 8 delivery and five client licenses. Later, the company purchased two more client licenses for 5 and 10 concurrent users. Can the company exchange these licenses for one license for 20 concurrent users? How much will this exchange cost?

Yes, the company can exchange its licenses if it uses hardware protection. To exchange the licenses, the company can contact any 1C Company partner. You can calculate the exchange cost without the cost of partner services using a table in the appendix to informative letter for users and partners No. 17 670 dated 12/27/2013.

If you use software-based protection, you do not need to exchange licenses as you can install any number of software licenses on 1C:Enterprise 8 server.

The company purchased 1C:Enterprise 8. 10 user licenses + client/server and an additional license for 10 concurrent users. Can the company exchange the existing licenses for a client license for 20 concurrent users?

According to informative letter No. 4151 dated 06/28/2005, the company cannot exchange its licenses in this case. The company that purchased a bundle has a general license to use the application, 1C:Enterprise system on 10 workstations, and the client/server. According to the acquired delivery terms, the company cannot extract the license for 10 concurrent users or another license from the general license. That is why, licenses included in bundle deliveries cannot be exchanged.

The company purchased 1C:Enterprise 8. Trade Management, 1C:HR Management 8, and a client license for 20 concurrent users. Later, the company departments that deal with HR management and payroll calculation moved to another territory with a separate local network. Can the company exchange a license for 20 concurrent users for two licenses for 10 concurrent users to maintain its employees' activities in different local networks?

Yes, the company can exchange a license for a number of other licenses that in total provide the same or a greater number of concurrent users compared to the returned license. The company shall contact a partner, return the license for 20 concurrent users to the partner, and receive the required number of licenses that provide 20 concurrent users in total.

The company decided to increase the number of the existing concurrent users for 1C:Enterprise 8 from 30 to 50 by replacing client licenses. Shall the company terminate a running automation system?

The company will not have to terminate the running system. There are several possible options:
Option 1. If the system runs on 1C:Enterprise platform 8.2 or later, the easiest and fastest way is to purchase a client license with software-based protection for 20 concurrent users. 1C:Enterprise 8 allows using licenses with hardware and software-based protection at the same time.
Option 2. The user can exchange their licenses for 30 concurrent users for licenses for 50 concurrent users with an additional payment. For the exchange period, a responsible partner will provide the company with an "exchange key" that will maintain the system operation until the company receives new licenses. For more information about the exchange procedure and its cost, see informative letter No. 17 670 dated 12/27/2013.

Note that the first option does not require to replace licenses.

Products for high schools and universities

What configurations are available to an educational institution that purchased Training Suite for High Schools and Universities?

An educational institution that purchased Training Suite for High Schools and Universities can use any configuration included in one of the following suites for training:
1C:ERP
1C:Accounting
1C:Trade Management
1C:HR Management
1C:Small Business
1C:Governmental Accounting
1C:Payroll and Staff For Public Institutions, and other.

Can an educational institution that purchased Training Suite for High Schools and Universities use this product for internal automation?

According to the License agreement, "Training Suite for High Schools and Universities" can be used only for training. For internal automation, according to "Agreement on the use of 1C Company software in the educational process in high schools and universities", the educational institution can purchase any commercial 1C:Enterprise 8 delivery at a special price.

What products for internal automation can an educational institution purchase?

According to "Agreement on the use of 1C Company software in the educational process in high schools and universities", educational institutions can purchase the following products for internal automation at a special price: 1C:Accounting 8, 1C:HR Management 8, 1C:Enterprise 8. Trade Management, 1C:Enterprise 8. Manufacturing Enterprise Management, 1C:Governmental Accounting, 1C:Payroll and Staff For Public Institutions, and localized versions of these products for Kazakhstan, Belarus, Moldova, and other republics of the former USSR.

Base editions and OEM deliveries of 1C:Enterprise 8

How is 1C:Accounting 8. Base edition licensed?

1C:Accounting 8. Base edition uses software licensing with the binding of a software copy to the computer. Dongles are not used. To start the application, acquire a software license to write to the user's computer.

How can I acquire a software license for 1C:Accounting 8. Base edition?

You can acquire a software license using several methods:

Automatically upon the first startup if your computer has the Internet connection (preferred).
By email.
By phone (the most time-consuming way).

Can I use 1C:Accounting 8. Base edition online?

According to the License agreement, 1C:Accounting 8. Base edition cannot be used in multi-user mode.

Can I use 1C:Accounting 8. Base edition to keep accounting for multiple legal entities on one computer?

You can use 1C:Accounting 8. Base edition to keep accounting for several companies on the same computer in separate infobases. To keep accounting for multiple legal entities in a single infobase using common catalogs, use PROF version.

Can I use client licenses with 1C:Accounting 8. Base edition?

You cannot use client licenses with 1C:Accounting 8. Base Edition due to the License agreement and technical restrictions.

Can the user configure 1C:Accounting 8. Base edition if they have other 1C:Enterprise 8 PROF applications?

According to the License agreement, users cannot make any changes to 1C:Accounting 8. Base edition. For base editions, you can install official configuration updates released by the developer.

Can I install Trade Management configuration and 1C:Accounting 8. Base edition on the same computer? Does this installation comply with 1C Company licensing policy?

You can install 1C:Accounting 8. Base edition and 1C:Enterprise 8. Trade Management on the same computer. 1C Company licensing policy will not be violated if you use 1C:Accounting 8. Base Edition in compliance with the License agreement and do not make any changes to the base edition configuration.

1C:Accounting 8. Base edition allows acquiring up to three licenses. Can I use these bindings to install the application on more than one computer?

According to the License agreement, you can install 1C:Accounting 8. Base edition only on one computer. Additional bindings are designed to use the application upon computer configuration change or its replacement.

Our company purchased a computer with pre-installed 1C:Accounting 8. Base edition. Can we switch to a multi-user version of 1C:Accounting and what conditions should be met in this case?

Yes, you can switch to 1C:Accounting 8 PROF and purchase a license for the required number of concurrent users. Upon the upgrade, the cost of the returned application will be set off based on the current retail price of 1C:Accounting 8. Base edition. For more information, see informative letter No. 21 517 dated 06/16/2016.

The company purchased a computer with a pre-installed 1C:Accounting 8 OEM version. The computer delivery also included a 1C:Accounting 8 package: a distribution disk, two guides, a registration card, an envelope with 1C Company address for sending a registration form, and a sealed envelope with a registration number and a PIN. Can the company transfer 1C:Accounting 8 OEM package to another company without the computer?

1C:Accounting 8 OEM can be distributed only with the computer where it is installed. That is why, the company cannot transfer this application to another company without the computer it was purchased with.

1C:Enterprise 8 training versions

Can I use training versions to automate business processes in real enterprises?

According to informative letters No. 5751 and No. 5760, 1C:Enterprise 8 training versions cannot be used to automate processes in real enterprises.

To automate processes in real enterprises, use only commercial 1C:Enterprise versions.

Can I change functioning configurations using training versions? What restrictions must be imposed on configurations that are changed using training versions?

The functionality of training versions allows you to make changes to functioning configurations regardless of their complexity. Note that you cannot debug the changed configuration using a real amount of data in a training version.

Can I use training versions to develop applications?

According to informative letter No. 5760 dated 08/18/2006, training versions can be used to develop real applications. You can find the necessary documentation in 1C:Enterprise 8 product distribution package. Software Engineer Training Edition. However, you can use these applications only in commercial 1C:Enterprise versions.

What restrictions are imposed on applications developed using a training version?

Using a 1C:Enterprise training version, you can develop a configuration of any complexity. There are no restrictions on the functionality of configurations you develop. Developed configuration debugging using a real amount of data is restricted.

Can an educational institution purchase a 1C:Enterprise 8 training version and install it on 10 computers?

The educational institution shall purchase a separate 1C:Accounting 8. Training version/1C:Enterprise 8. Software Engineer Training Edition product for each computer or purchase one 1C:Enterprise 8. Training Suite for High Schools and Universities that allows running a 1C:Enterprise 8 training version on 20 computers at the same time and supports the client/server mode.

Multiplexing, web extension, and web services

The company uses an application where 1C:Enterprise 8 is accessed via COM connection. How many additional licenses shall the company purchase?

According to the License agreement, hardware and software tools reducing the number of users who can directly access 1C:Enterprise 8 do not reduce the number of required licenses. The company shall purchase client licenses for the number of concurrent 1C:Enterprise 8 users.

With 1C:Enterprise 8. Web extension, a company creates a web storefront for its own trade application running on 1C:Enterprise 8. Up to 100 users might acces this application simultaneously. How many client licenses shall the company purchase for creating the web storefront?

According to the License agreement, the company shall purchase client licenses for the number of concurrent 1C:Enterprise 8 users. Hardware and software tools reducing the number of users who can directly access 1C:Enterprise 8 (as it happens when using Web extension) do not reduce the number of required licenses. So, the company shall purchase a hundred client licenses to create the web storefront.

The company provides access to web services implemented in 1C:Enterprise 8. What licenses and how many of them shall the company purchase?

In this case, concurrent users of the company access 1C:Enterprise 8 infobase via web services. The web services only provide access to 1C:Enterprise 8 data and are not subject to separate licensing. According to 1C:Enterprise 8 License agreement, each concurrent user that accesses 1C:Enterprise 8 infobase must have a separate client license. To work with applications that use web services, the company needs to purchase client licenses for the number of concurrent infobase users.

1C:Enterprise 8 development licensing

Can I use standard 1C Company configurations to create commercial mass-production applications?

A user or their service provider is authorized to create their own applications based on a lawfully acquired configuration and use them to keep accounting in their own enterprises. It does not violate the License agreement as the software is used in compliance with the documentation. In this case, mass production and distribution of such application are regulated not by the License agreement but by the current legislation.

According to the legislation, mass production and distribution of an application created with code snippets of a standard 1C Company configuration are possible only with the copyright holder consent. Mass-production applications created with code snippets of a standard configuration can be supplied to users who lawfully own a basic 1C:Enterprise 8 delivery used to create this mass-production application.

One of the distribution channels for such applications can be its certification in 1C:Compatible and distribution via 1C Company partner network. Besides, a permission to use standard configuration codes is provided for developers of industry-specific mass-production applications under 1C:Compatible program. Products released within this program include a configuration and 1C:Enterprise 8 platform.

Besides, you should consider whether to provide third-party developers with rights for mass production of their own configurations with minor borrowings of code snippets from 1C Company applications. In this case, developers will have no obligation to supply their configurations with applications, from which they borrowed the code snippets. You should make a decision on granting rights for such mass production upon 1C:Compatible certification. However, before you make the decision, apply the rules described above.

What conditions shall a developer fulfill to supply a user with their own configuration that has some parts from a standard application of 1C Company? 1C:Enterprise 7.7 required that the user had any lawfully acquired product with a standard configuration and components used in the configuration.

1C:Enterprise 8 has no separation by components. In this case, to comply with the legislation, the user shall have a license for a basic delivery containing a configuration used by the developer as a base. According to the 1C:Enterprise 8 License agreement, the user also shall have 1C:Enterprise 8 client licenses for the required number of concurrent users. Client licenses for concurrent users can be used for any configurations of 1C Company or other developers.

The company developed a completely original configuration on 1C:Enterprise 8 platform. Its configuration does not have parts of standard or third-party configurations, including 1C:Enterprise 8 standard libraries. Does the developer have a right to register their configuration in state registers and publish configuration texts in open resources, such as GitHub? What conditions shall the developer fulfill?

A completely original configuration developed on 1C:Enterprise 8 platform is developer's intellectual property and they can dispose of it as they wish. It means that the developer can register the configuration in Rospatent and include it in Register of Russian Software. Besides, the developer can publish the configuration in open resources without 1C Company consent. The configuration developer can also specify terms for the configuration text use. However, to launch and use the configuration, end users shall purchase any basic delivery containing 1C:Enterprise 8 platform. If the developer creates a completely original configuration for a customer, they need to specify a configuration owner in the contract. Otherwise, rights to the configuration will belong to the customer, according to Article 1296 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

When is the company authorized to use a completely original configuration (not a standard configuration of 1C Company) to automate its processes?

To comply with the legislation, the company that uses a completely original configuration to automate management and accounting shall purchase any basic delivery of 1C:Enterprise 8 PROF or higher that is designed to automate company and institution processes and is not a specialized product for training. In this case, the company will use a completely original configuration lawfully.

Is the configuration developer authorized to exclude built-in 1C:Enterprise pictures, logos, and labels from 1C:Enterprise 8 platform and replace them with their own ones?

According to the License agreement, you can make changes to a 1C:Enterprise-based application using documented 1C:Enterprise 8 tools only. 1C:Enterprise delivery does not provide you with tools to modify the code. Only version update in a normal mode is possible. You can include your own logos, icons, or other images and labels in a configuration under development as described in the documentation. At the same time, you cannot exclude built-in labels using undocumented methods.

To achieve its own objectives, the company wants to modify the structure of some database tables. It also wants to use stored procedures and triggers for data processing, export data by reading tables directly, add new indexes, and modify the structure of some indexes. Is the company authorized to make the above mentioned changes to the application?

The License agreement prevents you from using tools for building 1C:Enterprise-based applications that are not documented by 1C Company. It means that you can use DBMS tools (or any other external tools) only if 1C:Enterprise product documentation (including 1C:ITS) contains a clear recommendation to use this tool to solve this task.

In all other cases, the License agreement allows you to use only built-in platform tools for building solutions. In particular, you can access infobase data only using 1C:Enterprise objects specially designed to manage data (queries, catalogs, documents, and so on). You cannot access infobase data directly and bypass objects used to manage 1C:Enterprise data, for example, using DBMS tools or add-ins that provide direct access to DBMS. This restriction applies to any action with data, including changing data structure and reading/changing infobase data or internal 1C:Enterprise data.

This restriction is required to ensure that the application remains stable, provide support, and allow migrating to new 1C:Enterprise versions.

The company wants to use some tools that modify a configuration and are not included in 1C:Enterprise 8 delivery. Can the company do it?

1C:Enterprise License agreement does not allow making any changes to software code, databases, and other data sets that store system information. An exception can be made only for the changes that you make with tools included in the software and described in the documentation. If you use third-party tools, you will violate the License agreement, cause technical issues (as serious as system crash), and exclude the possibility to get user support from internal services of 1C Company. Third-party tools include obfuscators, database access tools, and other tools that are not described in the documentation and apply methods for using data and 1C:Enterprise applications that are not described in the documentation.

Can the developer of 1C:Enterprise-based applications publish 1C:Enterprise 8 standard library texts in open resources or distribute them in any other way? What conditions shall the developer fulfill?

1C Company allows publishing some standard library texts in open resources if it is allowed by the library license. Some license types are considered "open" and provide a wide range of capabilities to distribute libraries and create your own applications using these libraries. You can find the license information in the Copyright property of a configuration object and configuration modules.

The developer of 1C:Enterprise-based applications wants to publish texts of a standard 1C:Enterprise 8 configuration that they modified or a configuration containing standard configuration code on their website or an external repository. Can the developer do it?

1C Company does not allow publishing standard configurations that are 1C Company copyright objects, texts, configuration exports with code snippets, and object sets from standard configurations.

Who can use 1C:Enterprise standard library texts, for example, 1C:Standard Subsystems Library (SSL)? What conditions shall they fulfill?

Regardless of where the user receives a 1C:Enterprise 8 standard library text from (1C Company website or an external repository), they have to use the text in compliance with the license that is provided for the library version or referenced in the module text. Unless otherwise specified in the license, 1C:Enterprise 8 standard libraries are available only to official users of 1C:Enterprise 8 PROF or higher who have a valid 1C:ITS contract and 1C Company partners under the contract with 1C Company.

PDA extension

The company has a basic 1C:Enterprise 8 delivery and 1C:Enterprise 8 client licenses for 10 concurrent users. It plans to purchase 1C:Enterprise 8. PDA extension for 20 concurrent users working on mobile devices. What licenses shall the company purchase for these users? Shall the company purchase 1C:Enterprise client licenses?

1C:Enterprise 8. PDA extension is licensed separately. The basic product delivery includes a license for 5 concurrent users. For 20 mobile users, the company shall purchase the basic product delivery and 15 additional licenses (1C:Enterprise 8. PDA extension. 1 supplemental user license).

Mobile users are connected to 1C:Enterprise infobase via a mobile application server. When running on one computer, the server uses one 1C:Enterprise license out of 10 available licenses and receives COM connection. So, the company does not need to purchase additional 1C:Enterprise licenses.

When the company needs to run several mobile application servers on different computers at the same time, each server will use one 1C:Enterprise license. For example, 10 servers will use 10 licenses. In this case, the company shall purchase additional 1C:Enterprise licenses.

Can the company reactivate licenses for 1C:Enterprise 8. PDA extension if it loses or damages a PDA, for which the license was activated?

Yes, it can.

Mobile applications

The company has a basic 1C:Enterprise 8 delivery and developed mobile applications for its field employees. Shall the company purchase any additional products for these users?

To enable employees to install and use mobile applications created on 1C:Enterprise platform on their mobile devices, the company shall purchase client licenses for the required number of mobile workstations.

When installing several applications created on 1C:Enterprise 8 platform on one device, the company needs to purchase a client license for mobile workstations for each application.

A client license for mobile workstations is a document that states the rules of how to use 1C:Enterprise mobile platform by the number of mobile workstations specified in the license.

We have developed an application on 1C:Enterprise 8 mobile platform and want to distribute it in application stores. Shall we get a 1C Company permission to do it and pay the company?

When developers distribute free mobile applications created on 1C:Enterprise platform in AppStore, Google Play, Windows Store application stores or other sources, they do not need to conclude a License agreement with 1C Company or undertake any financial obligations.

In case of monetization, developers must conclude a License agreement with 1C Company. According to the agreement, a developer must pay 10% of the application turnover to 1C Company royalty when it exceeds 60,000 rubles or an amount in dollars equal to 60,000 rubles for monetization in a different currency.

Changes in PROF and CORP licenses

The company purchased 1C:Accounting 8 CORP and 1C:HR Management 8 CORP. Which client licenses (PROF or CORP) shall the company purchase to use these applications in multi-user mode?

1C:Accounting 8 CORP and 1C:HR Management 8 CORP have advanced configuration functionality compared to similar PROF configurations. However, they are supplied with a PROF level client license, which is enough to use the full functionality of these applications on one workstation.

CORP level licenses are required for large automation systems, where over 500 users work with the infobase at the same time, and for operation under high load when over 12 CPU cores are used. Besides, they provide access to advanced 1C:Enterprise 8 platform features that are required to maintain large information systems.

If no more than 500 users need to use 1C:Accounting 8 CORP (or 1C:HR Management 8 CORP) infobase and the company does not expect high load on the system, PROF level licenses will be enough for the operation in multi-user mode.

The client has three created infobases in one 1C:Enterprise application. The first infobase is used by up to 300 concurrent users. The second infobase is used by up to 200 concurrent users. The third infobase is used by up to 100 concurrent users. Can the client purchase only a server license and PROF level client licenses?

PROF level licenses can be used in an infobase that is connected to by up to 500 concurrent users. In this case, the client can purchase only PROF level licenses as each infobase is used by less than 500 concurrent users.

One cluster has two infobases with 300 users each. Are CORP level licenses required in this case or can the company purchase only PROF level licenses?

The company can purchase only PROF level licenses.

Our infobase uses only PROF level software licenses for 700 concurrent users in total. These licenses were purchased before 02/11/2019. The number of concurrent users in the infobase exceeds 500. The number of CPU cores is 16. CORP functionality is not used. What do we need to do to ensure that the system keeps running in the same mode after we install the latest 1C:Enterprise 8 platform version?

You do not need to update PROF level software licenses purchased before 02/11/2019. Your system will keep running in the same mode without license update.

We purchased CORP level licenses with software-based protection before 02/11/2019 but we have not activated them yet. What shall we do to enable CORP functionality?

You just need to activate the purchased licenses according to the instruction included in the product delivery. No additional actions are required.

We purchased CORP level licenses with hardware protection after 02/11/2019. After we installed a dongle, we received a notification from the application that CORP functionality will be unavailable after 09/10/2019.
What shall we do to continue using CORP functionality after 09/10/2019?

Only hardware protection is no longer sufficient for CORP level licenses. For each hardware license, you need to activate CORP functionality, that is, to receive an additional software license and install it on the server.

Before that, contact your 1C Company partner and ask them to add the purchased licenses to your personal account on 1C:ITS portal. After that, in your personal account on 1C:ITS portal, you will receive a PIN for each registration number of the license with hardware protection. Use this PIN to receive an additional software license in the Licensing Center.

Which CPU cores shall I count (physical or virtual) when I use:

a) Thread-based virtualization (hyper-threading)?
b) Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization?

A CPU core count method depends on the used virtualization:
a) When you use a physical server with the enabled hyper-threading technology in 1C:Enterprise 8 server cluster, count only physical CPU cores.
b) When you use a virtual server (Hyper-V, VirtualBox, VMware, and other) in the cluster, count virtual CPU cores whose content is defined by the virtual server settings.

How is PROF license restriction applied: are 12 CPU cores used or is it completely disabled?

No more than 12 CPU cores are used.

How are CPU cores counted in the server cluster: are CPU cores counted in the entire cluster?

On each server included in 1C:Enterprise 8 server cluster, all cluster processes will use up to 12 CPU cores of the current server that are enumerated first by the operating system.

So, a cluster with one server will use up to 12 CPU cores. A cluster with two servers will use up to 24 CPU cores and so on.

Our server has more than 12 CPU cores but there are less than 500 users. Can we apply virtualization to use PROF level licenses in this case?

You can use a PROF license. In this case, 1C:Enterprise server cluster will use up to 12 CPU cores.
To use a PROF license, virtualization is not required.
You can use virtualization for other purposes.

Will checking the number of sessions and used CPU cores slow down the application? Who will be notified that license update is required? When will they receive these messages?

When checking the number of sessions and used CPU cores in the infobase, the application will not slow down.
Until 09/10/2019, a message about the required update or upgrade will be displayed to every 10th user starting from the 501st user of one infobase when they start the client application. The message will also be displayed if the server has over 12 CPU cores.
After 09/10/2019, the 501st user will receive a warning and will not be able to sign in to the infobase. The server will use no more than 12 CPU cores.

Will new PROF license restrictions be applied only on new 1C:Enterprise 8 platform versions or on all versions?

The restrictions will be applied on new 1C:Enterprise 8 platform versions specified in informative letter No. 25 491 or later. However, you can receive license updates before you install the specified platform versions and the restrictions come into effect. Besides, we recommend you to get the updates in advance.

Is the restriction on 500 users applied to the infobase, a working process, 1C:Enterprise 8 server, or all information systems in the company?

This is a restriction on the number of concurrent infobase users.

If the system uses CORP functionality but there are less than 500 sessions and less than 12 CPU cores, shall we update licenses or not?

If the infobase uses CORP licenses, you need to perform a free update of all the licenses.
If the infobase uses PROF licenses and there are no more than 10 concurrent users, update is not required.
If the infobase uses PROF licenses and there are over 10 concurrent infobase users, you need to perform a chargeable upgrade of all the PROF licenses used in this infobase to CORP licenses.

The infobase uses PROF licenses. One part of the licenses was purchased before 02/11/2019, the other part was purchased after 02/11/2019. How will the application run in this case?

In this case, no more than 12 CPU cores will be used and up to 500 infobase sessions will run.
CORP functionality will be available if there are no more than 10 concurrent infobase users.

Is database configuration background update available for the following 1C:Enterprise platform versions for 1C:Enterprise 8.3 PROF server with up to 10 infobase users: 8.3.12.1852, 8.3.13.1791, and 8.3.14.1592?

Database configuration background update is included in CORP functionality, which is available if there are no more than 10 concurrent infobase users.

The company has 600 concurrent users but the server has less than 12 CPU cores. Shall the company purchase both CORP client licenses and a CORP server license?
If the server has over 12 CPU cores and 400 client licenses, are the server and concurrent users licensed with CORP licenses?

In this case, the company shall purchase CORP level licenses.

A new user purchases 600 client licenses and one server license. They do not plan to use CORP server functionality.
According to informative letter No. 25 491, they need CORP level client licenses. Shall the user purchase a CORP level server license?

If 600 users plan to use the same infobase, both client licenses and a server license must be CORP.
If 300 users, for example, plan to use one infobase and the other 300 users plan to use another infobase, PROF licenses will be enough.

I have two infobases on one cluster. One infobase has 600 users, the other infobase has 100 users. Can I use 600 CORP licenses for the first infobase and 100 PROF licenses for the second infobase on this cluster? I know that I shall use a CORP license for the server.

According to the License agreement, you cannot use PROF level 1C:Enterprise 8 client licenses with a CORP level 1C:Enterprise 8 server license. All 1C:Enterprise 8 licenses used in the cluster must be CORP level.

Currently, the client has over 500 concurrent users. They have PROF licenses but they do not use CORP functionality. They will update the licenses but they plan to increase the number of concurrent users up to 200 in the future. Shall they upgrade the existing licenses to CORP and purchase additional CORP licenses?

To increase the number of users in the infobase that already has over 500 concurrent users, the client shall purchase 1C:Enterprise 8 CORP client licenses. Besides, according to the License agreement, they will need to upgrade all 1C:Enterprise 8 PROF licenses to 1C:Enterprise 8 CORP licenses.

The user updates their PROF level licenses and purchases new CORP level licenses. They do not use CORP functionality. Will the existing PROF level licenses conflict with the new CORP level licenses?

According to the License agreement, you cannot use 1C:Enterprise 8 PROF licenses and 1C:Enterprise 8 CORP licenses in the same infobase. After the user purchases CORP licenses, they will need to upgrade all the PROF level licenses to CORP level licenses.

We have 350 PROF level client licenses purchased before 02/11/2019 and 16 CPU cores. Shall we switch to CORP licenses?

If you have 350 1C:Enterprise 8 PROF client licenses purchased before 02/11/2019 and you use 16 CPU cores, you need to get free updates for all licenses with hardware protection and install them on the server. It will allow you to use over 12 CPU cores and over 500 concurrent infobase users. In this case, you do not need to update licenses with software-based protection purchased before 02/11/2019.
Besides, you do not need to switch to 1C:Enterprise 8 CORP licenses.

How can companies that use or plan to use 1cFresh technology to create commercial services for third parties start using CORP functionality?

Companies that plan to use 1cFresh technology to create commercial online services for third parties shall conclude a partner agreement and "1C Software Rental" license agreement with 1C Company (informative letter No. 16 340 dated 02/27/2013).

Partners who concluded "1C Software Rental" license agreement (license holders, including those who purchased and use 1cFresh technology) and create public commercial services for third parties, can exchange PROF level 1C:Enterprise 8 client and server licenses, included in the License agreement, for similar CORP level 1C:Enterprise 8 licenses without extra payment. Another option is to purchase 1C:Enterprise 8 CORP licenses at the price of similar PROF level licenses. To do it, they need to provide responsible 1C Company employees with access to servers where third parties locate rented 1С Company software under 1C Company software rental contracts. This access is required to control the number of licenses. License holders can send their requests to rentsoft@1c.ru.

Note that a license holder can purchase and exchange CORP level 1C:Enterprise 8 client and server licenses only if they have a commercial version of 1C:Corporate Toolset 8 product.

1C:Bus

According to the informative letter, when you select a 1C:Bus delivery, you need to take into account the number of concurrent users involved in the exchange. Who is considered a user in this case?

You need to count the number of concurrent information system users on 1C:Enterprise platform. Systems involved in exchanges are taken into account. When counting the number of 1C:Bus users, do not take into account system users outside 1C:Enterprise platform.

The company plans to exchange data between two infobases on 1C:Enterprise platform and the company website. Each infobase is used by up to 40 concurrent users. The website is used by 500 users every day. Which 1C:Bus delivery shall the company purchase?

When you select a 1C:Bus delivery, you need to take into account 1C:Enterprise platform users. In this case, there are 80 users in total, so the company can purchase only 1C:Bus for 100 users delivery.

The infrastructure belongs to A company, where infobases on 1C:Enterprise platform exchange information. The total number of concurrent infobase users does not exceed 70. Besides, the company needs to exchange data with external B company, which also has users on 1C:Enterprise platform but their number is unknown. Which 1C:Bus delivery shall the company purchase?

If you cannot find out the total number of users in information systems integrated via 1C:Bus, we recommend that you purchase 1C:Bus for unlimited users.

We purchased "1C:Bus for unlimited users" delivery. How many 1C:Bus server instances can we deploy if we need, for example, to deploy separate instances in a test area and a working area?

One delivery involves one installed and launched 1C:Bus server. If you need to deploy two 1C:Bus server instances, for example, in test and working areas, then you need to purchase two product deliveries. However, if you do not plan to perform load testing with a realistic number of users in the test area, you can select a delivery for a smaller number of users for this area.

According to the informative letter, when you select a 1C:Bus delivery, you need to take into account users in the bases involved in the exchange. What is considered a base? Are external DBMSs involved in the exchange taken into account?

Take into account only users of information systems running on 1C:Enterprise platform. Do not take into account system users outside 1C:Enterprise platform.

The information system contains four physical servers where two 1C:Enterprise server clusters are deployed. Each 1C:Enterprise server is deployed on two physical servers. Up to 250 concurrent users work in the system in six different infobases. Which and how many 1C:Bus product deliveries shall we purchase if we plan to exchange data between all the six infobases in this information system?

Take into account only concurrent infobase users on 1C:Enterprise platform. Take into account infobases involved in exchanges regardless of the number of infobases and physical servers or 1C:Enterprise servers where they are located. So, we can recommend that you purchase 1C:Bus for 500 users delivery, which allows up to 500 concurrent users to work in systems.

1C:Analytics

What exactly is licensed with 1C:Analytics license?

1C:Analytics license licenses the number of concurrent user sessions specified in the license name. The administrative console of 1C:Enterprise server cluster specifies these sessions as "Analytics system client". First, a user session is linked to the user account in the infobase and the point where the user accesses 1C:Analytics from (a device network address, a browser type). 1C:Analytics license is provided to open connection and a session is put to sleep in the same way as ordinary client connections with 1C:Enterprise infobase.

The company has 50 employees. 1C:Enterprise system has 50 client licenses installed. Only 10 employees will work with 1C:Analytics reports. How many connections to 1C:Analytics shall the company license?

If all the 10 analysts plan to work with 1C:Analytics separately at the same time, the company can license only 10 analytics system client sessions. Note that one analyst will be able to work only on one device and in one browser at a time. If an analyst needs to use 1C:Analytics on several devices at the same time (for example, on a personal computer and a mobile device) or on one device but in several browsers (for example, in Google Chrome and Opera at the same time), then there will be more user sessions and the company will need to purchase a separate license for each session.

Shall the company purchase both 1C:Analytics licenses and 1C:Enterprise client licenses to use 1C:Analytics?

No, it shall not. Analytics system client sessions run and are licensed independently of 1C:Enterprise client licensing. If a company analyst plans to use data only in 1C:Analytics interface, they do not need to have 1C:Enterprise client license. If the analyst plans to perform actions both in 1C:Analytics interface and in standard 1C:Enterprise interface, they need to have both 1C:Analytics user licenses and 1C:Enterprise client licenses.

Where shall the company install 1C:Analytics server licenses?

The company shall install 1C:Analytics licenses on 1C:Enterprise server cluster, that is, where they install 1C:Enterprise client licenses. When you connect a 1C:Analytics user, 1C:Enterprise server must be able to provide this user with an available analytics system client license. Note that you need to bind licenses and provide their availability for 1C:Enterprise server cluster. The location of the infobase publication web server or 1C:Analytics server does not matter in this case.

I installed one license for 10 analytics system client sessions in 1C:Enterprise server cluster. The cluster has two infobases. Can users of different infobases work in 1C:Analytics using one license?

Yes, they can. Licenses for analytics system client sessions apply the same rules as for ordinary 1C:Enterprise clients. All installed 1C:Analytics licenses define the maximum number of concurrent 1C:Analytics system users. When you connect users to 1C:Analytics interface for different infobases, 1C:Enterprise server cluster will provide new users with one of the available 1C:Analytics licenses.

Where can I find the information on available 1C:Analytics licenses?

You can find the information on available 1C:Analytics licenses in informative letters of 1C Company. The main licenses are listed in informative letter No. 28 705. They include:

1C:Analytics for 1 PROF analytics system client session
1C:Analytics for 10 PROF analytics system client sessions
1C:Analytics for 10 PROF analytics system client sessions for 90 days

A 1C:Analytics license name specifies "for PROF analytics system". Which 1C:Analytics licenses shall I purchase if I use 1C:Enterprise 8 CORP licenses?

All 1C:Analytics licenses can be used with both 1C:Enterprise 8 PROF licenses and 1C:Enterprise 8 CORP licenses. The word "PROF" in a license name means that 1C:Enterprise 8 PROF users also can use these licenses.

I use 1C:Enterprise 8 PROF licenses. Can I use Data Accelerator with 1C:Analytics license?

Yes, you can. Although Data Accelerator is a platform component available only with 1C:Enterprise 8 CORP license, 1C:Analytics license activates one Data Accelerator instance for 1C:Enterprise 8 PROF licenses. At the same time, you can use the whole Data Accelerator functionality, including operations with DCS reports or queries to data from 1C:Enterprise code.

How can I use one free 1C:Analytics license for developers' needs and ready-to-use solution demonstration?

According to informative letter No. 28 705, 1C:Enterprise platform 8.3.19 or later includes a license for one analytics system client session if there are no more than five current user sessions. If the number of concurrent users in your infobase meets this condition, the license for one analytics system client will be enabled automatically. Note that Data Accelerator will not be activated in this case and 1C:Analytics will process data on the database server that stores these infobases.