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USMM2: new user license measurement program

This blog will explain on the new USMM2 user license measurement procedure.

Questions that will be answered are:

  • When do I get the new USMM2?
  • How to technically activate the new USMM2?
  • How to run the new USSM2?

In the previous blog on USSM the user classification principles are explained. These principles are still valid for USMM2. If you want to know more about the technical working and mechanics behind the user measurement, read this blog.

Activation of USMM2

USMM2 is activated if you install a recent support package: SAP_BASIS release 7.50 (SP 11), 7.51 (SP 06) and 7.52 (SP 02). With the import of the support package the old USMM is simply replaced with the new one. Official background document from SAP: please follow this link.

The old transaction USMM is still available using transaction USMM_OLD. The only action to do is to activate the new SICF nodes:

USMM2 SICF nodes

New USMM master data

After starting USMM you reach the new start screen:

USMM new start screen

The basic options are still the same. Here you set the basic master data for the user measurement.

Newer feature is the rule-based classification:

USMM rule based classification

More information from SAP on this feature: follow this link.

Executing the new system measurement

From the USMM start screen hit the system measurement button. The new web part of USMM will start.

USMM check notes

The first part is to update the USMM tool and measurement programs.

Yes, also the user measurement programs are written by SAP and are definitely not bug free.
If the measurement program measures too much, apply the notes you find. If the measurement program measures not accurately and SAP does not inform you to apply the note, then you cannot help it that SAP makes a mistake and charge you too little. 
When SAP asks you politely to apply the OSS note best to comply to the request.

In the second step you can do the user classification check and adjust when needed:

USMM user classification

The third step will fire the regular measurement jobs:

USMM peform measurement

In the last step you can transfer the results or download the LAW file:

Result transfer

Further processing in SLAW2: read this blog.

Printed format

You can use transaction USSM_PDF to get a PDF format of the user measurement.

License measurement tips & tricks

For license measurement tips and tricks, read this dedicated blog.

LUI License utilization information

The LUI (license utilization information) tool is an online SAP tool that has all the information on your on premise and cloud licenses information combined. For cloud the usage is automatically visible. For on premise systems you can upload the usage via the SLAW files. This can give you insights into under-consumption and over-consumption of licenses. Read more in this blog.

Developer licenses

USMM2 runs typically on a productive system. For developer licenses the process is more tricky. Also due to the fact that SAP in S4HANA removed the simple DEVACCESS measurement. Read more in this blog.

Bug fix OSS notes

Following list contains recent bug fix OSS notes: