The SAP named user catalog, the Professional category over assignment, the documented user classification audit against the SAP measurement system transaction history, and the reclassification mechanics across the contracted term.
A working framework for CIOs, CFOs, and procurement leaders running an SAP named user renewal, a documented user classification audit, or a S/4HANA migration reclassification cycle. Recovery range: eleven to twenty three percent against the SAP account team's opening named user proposal.
The SAP named user catalog is the single largest commercial recovery dimension at the SAP renewal. The catalog covers more than fifteen principal named user categories, with the SAP Professional category at the highest list price band and the SAP Employee Self Service category at the lowest list price band. The SAP account team's opening named user mix proposal typically over assigns the SAP Professional category against the contractually defendable user transaction pattern by twenty to forty percent. The named user catalog mix therefore carries asymmetric commercial value across the contracted term and warrants a disciplined buyer side audit at every renewal cycle.
This paper sets out the Redress Compliance SAP named user license negotiation framework, refined across more than five hundred enterprise SAP engagements at Industry recognized scale with over two billion dollars under advisory across the broader practice. The framework coordinates six buyer side moves: the named user catalog selection across SAP Professional, SAP Limited Professional, SAP Functional, SAP Operational, SAP Employee, SAP Employee Self Service, and SAP Developer; the documented user classification audit against the SAP measurement system transaction history; the external user catalog selection across partner, supplier, and customer facing user populations; the named user exchange right that allows the customer to reassign a defined percentage of the contracted named user pool across the contracted term; the named user reclassification at the S/4HANA migration; and the staged renewal posture that coordinates the named user negotiation against the broader SAP renewal cycle. Read the related SAP services practice, the SAP knowledge hub, the SAP contract negotiation fundamentals, the SAP digital access negotiation, the SAP support and maintenance negotiation, the S/4HANA migration negotiation, the SAP license audit survival guide, and the multi vendor negotiation scorecard. Run against the practice corpus, the coordinated named user framework typically delivers eleven to twenty three percent recovery against the SAP account team's opening named user proposal across the contracted term.
The SAP named user catalog has remained structurally stable across the past two decades. The catalog defines the principal access licensing mechanism for the SAP application catalog including SAP ERP Central Component, SAP S/4HANA, SAP CRM, SAP SCM, SAP SRM, SAP Human Capital Management, and the surrounding application catalog. Each named user identity carries a defined named user category with a published list price band, a contractually defendable user assignment criterion, and a documented scope statement that defines the underlying transactions the named user is entitled to execute. The SAP named user license is structurally a perpetual license that runs across the customer's contracted SAP estate, with the recurring support stream tied to the underlying contracted named user pool.
The commercial scale of the SAP named user catalog is material. A mid market enterprise running ten to twenty thousand SAP named users typically carries a contracted named user investment between five and twelve million dollars, with the SAP Professional category accounting for the broader fifty to seventy percent of the contracted investment. A large enterprise running thirty to seventy thousand SAP named users typically carries a contracted named user investment between fifteen and forty million dollars, with the SAP Professional category accounting for the broader fifty five to seventy five percent of the contracted investment. An upper customer scale enterprise running more than one hundred thousand SAP named users typically carries a contracted named user investment above sixty million dollars with the SAP Professional category accounting for the broader sixty to eighty percent of the contracted investment.
The structural over assignment of the SAP Professional category is one of the most consistent patterns across the practice corpus. The SAP account team's default named user mix proposal at the renewal preparation cycle typically assigns the SAP Professional category to a broad swath of the user population without an underlying documented audit against the actual user transaction pattern. The structural over assignment reflects the account team's commercial incentive at the renewal and the absence of a contractually defendable audit discipline on the customer side. The practice has documented engagements where the SAP Professional category had been assigned to seventy to eighty five percent of the user population at the opening renewal proposal, where the contractually defendable Professional assignment ran at forty to fifty five percent against the actual transaction pattern. The differential between the opening proposal and the contractually defendable position translates directly into the named user catalog recovery.
The SAP measurement system is the principal audit mechanism that SAP runs against the customer's contracted named user pool. The measurement system extracts the user master record classification from the SAP system tables, principally USR02 and the supplemental tables that hold the named user category assignment against each user identity. The measurement system also extracts the user activity history against the SAP transaction codes that the user has executed across the measurement period. The measurement system does not independently audit the actual user transaction pattern against the contractually defendable scope. The measurement system tests the customer's classification against the contracted named user pool and reports the differential to the SAP audit team. The audit team then opens the commercial conversation against the differential, which typically becomes the basis for the renewal proposal at the next renewal cycle.
The SAP S/4HANA migration changes the named user catalog architecture. The S/4HANA license catalog rationalizes the underlying named user categories and introduces specific S/4HANA categories that map against the S/4HANA application catalog. The S/4HANA Professional category sits at a published list price band that is broadly comparable to the SAP Professional category on the ECC catalog, with the principal variation in the underlying contractual scope statement. The S/4HANA Productivity category, the S/4HANA Functional category, and the S/4HANA Employee category sit at lower list price bands with the corresponding scope adjustments. The S/4HANA migration therefore triggers a structural named user reclassification against the new catalog, which the buyer side response runs as an explicit migration discipline rather than a default mapping against the SAP account team's framing. Read the S/4HANA migration negotiation download.
The SAP RISE conversion absorbs the underlying named user catalog into the bundled subscription rate measured against the Full Use Equivalent metric. The Full Use Equivalent metric translates the contracted named user pool into the published subscription unit, with the conversion ratio published in the SAP RISE commercial framework. The buyer side response treats the named user conversion at the RISE conversion as a distinct commercial dimension at the RISE conversion negotiation and runs the conversion ratio against the contractually defendable named user mix rather than the SAP account team's opening framing. Read the SAP RISE negotiation download.
The buyer side named user negotiation framework therefore runs against six structural realities. First, the named user catalog mix is the single largest commercial recovery dimension at the SAP renewal cycle and warrants its own audit discipline. Second, the SAP account team's default mix proposal typically over assigns the SAP Professional category by twenty to forty percent against the contractually defendable position. Third, the SAP measurement system is the principal audit mechanism and the customer needs a documented assignment register that defends the contracted mix against the measurement system extract. Fourth, the named user exchange right at the master agreement preserves the customer's ability to reassign the contracted named user pool across the contracted term. Fifth, the S/4HANA migration triggers a structural reclassification that the buyer side response runs as an explicit discipline. Sixth, the staged renewal posture coordinates the named user negotiation against the broader SAP renewal cycle.
The first buyer side move is the disciplined selection of the named user category against the contractually defendable user transaction pattern. The selection determines the contracted commercial footprint across the named user catalog.
The SAP Professional category sits at the highest list price band across the named user catalog. The contractual scope covers operational access to the broader SAP application catalog across more than one functional module, with the underlying transaction codes spanning the SAP ERP Central Component, SAP S/4HANA, SAP CRM, SAP SCM, SAP SRM, SAP Human Capital Management, and the supplemental application catalog. The SAP Professional category is the contractually defendable assignment for the user identity running operational SAP transactions across more than one functional module on a recurring basis. The category is over assigned where the user identity runs operational transactions in a single functional module, where the user identity runs structured employee workflow transactions, or where the user identity runs only self service transactions. The over assignment carries an asymmetric commercial cost across the contracted term because the SAP Professional list price runs approximately two to ten times the lower category list prices.
The SAP Limited Professional category sits at approximately forty to fifty percent below the SAP Professional list price. The contractual scope covers operational access restricted to a defined functional module or to operational transactions within a defined business process. The SAP Limited Professional category is the contractually defendable assignment for the user identity running operational SAP transactions within a single functional module, the user identity running operational transactions within a defined business process such as Order to Cash or Procure to Pay, or the user identity running operational transactions against a defined territorial or business segment scope. The category requires a documented scope statement at the order form level and a defined user transaction audit that demonstrates the underlying transaction pattern.
The SAP Functional category and the SAP Operational category sit at the broader Limited Professional band with the principal variation in the contracted functional scope. The SAP Functional category typically maps to a defined functional module within the SAP application catalog. The SAP Operational category typically maps to a defined operational role within the SAP application catalog, with the contracted scope tied to the underlying business process role. The buyer side response runs the SAP Functional and SAP Operational categories as the principal landing zone for the user population that does not require the broad SAP Professional scope across more than one functional module. The categories typically account for the broader fifteen to thirty percent of the contracted named user pool at the rebalanced named user mix.
The SAP Employee category sits at approximately seventy to seventy five percent below the SAP Professional list price. The contractual scope covers structured access to defined SAP application functions, typically aligned to the standard employee workflow including time entry, leave management, travel and expense, performance management, training, and the broader employee centric SAP application catalog. The SAP Employee category is the contractually defendable assignment for the user identity running structured employee workflow transactions on a recurring basis without operational access to the broader SAP application catalog. The category is one of the highest leverage landing zones for the broader employee population that the SAP account team typically over assigns to the SAP Professional category at the opening renewal proposal.
The SAP Employee Self Service category sits at approximately ninety percent below the SAP Professional list price. The contractual scope covers structured access to defined self service transactions such as time entry, expense reporting, benefits administration, and the broader employee self service catalog. The category does not include operational access to the SAP application catalog. The SAP Employee Self Service category is the contractually defendable assignment for the user identity running only self service transactions on a recurring basis. The category is the lowest list price band across the named user catalog and warrants disciplined assignment against the broader employee self service population that the SAP account team typically over assigns to the SAP Employee category or the SAP Professional category at the opening renewal proposal.
The SAP Developer category sits at the upper Professional band with a defined contracted scope tied to the SAP development workbench, the SAP ABAP development environment, the SAP Web IDE, the SAP Build Code environment, and the broader SAP development catalog. The category covers the developer user identity running development and configuration transactions against the SAP application catalog. The category does not require the broader SAP Professional scope across the operational application catalog. The buyer side response runs the SAP Developer category as the contractually defendable assignment for the developer user population, with the SAP Professional category reserved for the developer user identity that also runs operational SAP transactions across more than one functional module.
The SAP named user catalog also includes platform specific categories tied to the underlying SAP application platform. The SAP CRM Sales User category covers operational access to the SAP CRM Sales application. The SAP SCM Planner category covers operational access to the SAP SCM planning application. The SAP HR Specialist category covers operational access to the SAP HR application against the specialist HR transaction pattern. The platform specific categories sit at variable list price bands and require a specific contractual scope statement at the order form level. The buyer side response runs the platform specific categories where the underlying application scope is narrow enough that the platform specific category captures the user transaction pattern at a lower list price band than the SAP Professional category.
The second buyer side move is the documented user classification audit. The audit is the structural defense against the SAP account team's default named user mix proposal.
The user classification audit runs against the SAP measurement system extract that the SAP audit team relies on at the renewal preparation cycle. The audit measures each user identity against the SAP measurement system transaction history, classifies the user identity against the lowest viable category at the contractually defendable line, and produces a written assignment register that the customer can defend at the SAP audit. The audit scope includes the principal SAP application catalog including SAP ERP Central Component, SAP S/4HANA, SAP CRM, SAP SCM, SAP SRM, SAP Human Capital Management, and the supplemental application catalog. The audit also includes the supplemental measurement extract from the SAP Solution Manager, the SAP License Administration Workbench, and the SAP system tables that hold the user master record classification.
The user classification audit maps each user identity against the transaction codes that the user has executed across the measurement period, typically the trailing twelve to eighteen months. The transaction code mapping identifies the underlying functional scope of the user's actual SAP activity, which is the foundation for the contractually defendable category assignment. The mapping distinguishes between the user identity running operational transactions across more than one functional module, the user identity running operational transactions within a single functional module, the user identity running structured employee workflow transactions, the user identity running only self service transactions, and the user identity running development and configuration transactions. The mapping is the principal artifact that the customer produces against the SAP audit conversation at the renewal cycle.
The user classification audit applies a documented set of classification rules that map the user transaction pattern to the contractually defendable named user category. The rules typically include a defined transaction code threshold for the SAP Professional category, a defined functional module scope test for the SAP Limited Professional category, a defined operational scope test for the SAP Functional and SAP Operational categories, a defined structured workflow test for the SAP Employee category, a defined self service test for the SAP Employee Self Service category, and a defined development scope test for the SAP Developer category. The rules also include a defined territorial and business segment scope test where the underlying named user category requires a defined territorial or business segment assignment. The rules form the basis for the written assignment register that the customer can defend against the SAP audit team.
The output of the user classification audit is the written assignment register that maps each user identity to the contractually defendable named user category. The register includes the user identity, the assigned named user category, the underlying functional scope statement, the trailing transaction history reference, the order form reference against which the named user is licensed, and the supporting evidence for the category assignment. The register is the principal artifact that the customer produces against the SAP audit conversation at the renewal cycle and that the customer can update on a rolling basis as the user population evolves across the contracted term. The register also drives the order form alignment, which is the structural defense against the SAP audit team's commercial response to the measurement system extract.
The user classification audit should run on a defined cadence rather than a one off renewal exercise. The recommended cadence is an annual baseline audit against the trailing twelve months of transaction history, with a refresh in the renewal preparation cycle at least one hundred eighty days before the contract anniversary. The annual baseline audit identifies the structural drift in the named user mix across the contracted term, with the user population evolving against the functional scope across business reorganizations, system migrations, application catalog expansions, and the broader operational pattern. The annual baseline also forms the foundation for the named user exchange and reassignment conversations at the master agreement level. The renewal preparation refresh updates the assignment register against the latest user population and the latest transaction history, which is the principal commercial artifact at the renewal negotiation. Read the SAP license audit survival guide and the audit defense readiness checklist.
The third buyer side move addresses the external user population that accesses the SAP estate through partner, supplier, and customer facing user identities. The external user catalog operates inside the broader named user catalog at distinct list price bands and contractual scope statements.
The external user population covers the user identities that are not internal employees of the contracted enterprise but that access the SAP estate through defined partner, supplier, customer, contractor, or temporary worker channels. The principal external user populations include the customer facing user population running through the SAP CRM customer service portal, the supplier facing user population running through the SAP SRM supplier portal, the partner facing user population running through the SAP CRM partner portal, the contractor user population running through the broader SAP application catalog, and the temporary worker user population that operates under defined fixed term arrangements. The external user population is typically licensed against the named user catalog like the internal user population, with the principal commercial variation in the contractual scope statement that defines the underlying external user transaction pattern.
The external user population typically maps to the SAP Employee, SAP Employee Self Service, or supplemental external user category at the lower list price band. The SAP master agreement permits the customer to license partner, supplier, and customer facing users against the external user category at the contractually defendable scope statement. The external user category requires a documented contractual scope statement at the order form level that defines the underlying external user transaction pattern, the contracted user count, the contracted commercial terms, and the underlying business arrangement that supports the external user assignment. The buyer side response negotiates the external user category against the contractually defendable scope statement rather than the SAP account team's default mapping to the internal named user categories.
The external user population typically accounts for the broader ten to thirty percent of the contracted named user pool at the upper customer scale, with the upper end reached at the enterprises running broad partner, supplier, and customer facing SAP application catalogs. The structural over assignment of the external user population to the internal SAP Professional or SAP Employee category typically accounts for the broader five to twelve percent of the cumulative named user catalog cost across the contracted term. The buyer side response audits the external user population as a distinct commercial dimension at the renewal preparation cycle and applies the external user category against the contractually defendable scope statement.
The contractor and temporary worker user population requires specific treatment at the named user negotiation. The contracted scope typically permits the customer to license contractors and temporary workers against the internal named user categories where the underlying business arrangement supports the assignment. The buyer side response negotiates an explicit contractor and temporary worker clause at the master agreement that defines the contracted scope, the user count threshold, the commercial reconciliation against the contractor and temporary worker population, and the supporting evidence requirement. The clause preserves the customer's structural flexibility against the evolving workforce composition across the contracted term.
The customer facing user population interacts with the digital access framework at the broader named user negotiation. The digital access framework meters indirect SAP consumption by nine billable document types created or modified inside the SAP system. The customer facing user identity that creates or modifies billable documents inside the SAP system through the SAP CRM customer service portal or the broader customer facing channel triggers the digital access framework rather than the named user framework. The buyer side response coordinates the named user and digital access frameworks to avoid double counting and to maximize the credit for the customer facing user access through the contracted document pool. Read the SAP digital access negotiation.
The fourth buyer side move is the named user exchange right and the reassignment mechanics. The right preserves the customer's ability to rebalance the contracted named user pool across the contracted term.
The SAP master agreement default position permits the customer to reassign user identities to different named user categories across the contracted term where the reassignment is supported by the documented user transaction pattern. The reassignment does not require SAP consent at the operational level, but the reassignment is tested at the SAP measurement system extract and at the SAP audit conversation. The default position does not permit the customer to convert a defined percentage of the contracted named user pool from a higher list price category to a lower list price category and recover the differential. The default position therefore creates a structural inefficiency where the contracted named user pool ages against the actual user population and the contracted commercial footprint runs above the underlying user transaction pattern.
The buyer side response negotiates an explicit named user exchange right inside the master agreement that allows the customer to convert a defined percentage of the contracted named user pool from one category to another at no recovery penalty across the contracted term. The exchange right typically covers the broader ten to twenty percent of the contracted named user pool per year, with the cap operating across the contracted term. The clause permits the customer to rebalance the contracted commercial footprint against the actual user population without forfeiting the underlying license investment. The clause is particularly important across the contracted life cycle where the user population evolves against the functional scope across business reorganizations, system migrations, application catalog expansions, and the broader operational pattern.
The named user exchange right requires a defined reassignment mechanic at the contractual level. The mechanic typically includes a defined notice window for the exchange request, a defined documentation requirement that supports the reassignment, a defined effective date for the reassignment against the underlying commercial footprint, and a defined reconciliation mechanism against the contracted support stream. The mechanic preserves the customer's ability to operate the exchange right on a rolling basis across the contracted term, with the underlying commercial footprint rebalanced against the actual user population at each exchange cycle.
The SAP master agreement default position permits the customer to recycle the contracted named user license against a retired user identity. A user identity that leaves the customer organization releases the underlying named user license back to the contracted named user pool. The released named user license is then available for assignment to a new user identity within the same category. The recycling does not generate a refund against the underlying license investment, but the recycling preserves the contracted named user pool against the evolving user population. The buyer side response operates a documented named user reassignment register that tracks the retired user identities, the released named user licenses, the new user identity assignments, and the underlying commercial footprint across the contracted term.
The named user exchange right interacts with the broader renewal cycle at the contracted anniversary. The renewal preparation cycle typically includes a refresh of the user classification audit, an update of the assignment register against the latest user population, and a recommendation for the rebalanced named user mix at the next contracted term. The exchange right preserves the customer's ability to capture the rebalanced mix at the renewal cycle without forfeiting the underlying license investment. The buyer side response coordinates the exchange right and the renewal cycle as a single commercial preparation rather than separate negotiations.
The fifth buyer side move addresses the named user reclassification at the S/4HANA migration. The migration triggers a structural reclassification against the new license catalog that the buyer side response runs as an explicit discipline.
The S/4HANA license catalog rationalizes the underlying named user categories from the SAP ECC catalog and introduces specific S/4HANA categories that map against the S/4HANA application catalog. The S/4HANA Professional category sits at a published list price band that is broadly comparable to the SAP Professional category on the ECC catalog, with the principal variation in the underlying contractual scope statement. The S/4HANA Productivity category, the S/4HANA Functional category, the S/4HANA Operational category, and the S/4HANA Employee category sit at lower list price bands with the corresponding scope adjustments. The S/4HANA catalog also includes specific S/4HANA platform categories for the S/4HANA Cloud, the S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition, and the supplemental S/4HANA application catalog.
The S/4HANA migration typically triggers a structural named user reclassification against the new license catalog. The SAP account team's default migration mapping typically translates the ECC named user mix into the S/4HANA named user mix at a one to one ratio against the underlying category. The default mapping does not run an underlying audit against the actual user transaction pattern at the S/4HANA migration point. The buyer side response runs the migration named user reclassification against the actual user transaction pattern rather than the default mapping. The reclassification typically reveals an additional five to fifteen percent recovery against the SAP account team's opening migration proposal because the user population at the migration point typically differs from the user population at the original named user assignment.
The S/4HANA migration window typically runs across an eighteen to thirty six month period, with the named user reclassification at the midpoint of the migration window. The buyer side response aligns the named user reclassification with the broader S/4HANA migration timeline so that the reclassification reflects the post migration user population rather than the pre migration user population. The alignment also coordinates the named user reclassification with the broader SAP renewal cycle so that the reclassification feeds into the renewal negotiation rather than operating as a separate commercial event. Read the S/4HANA migration negotiation download and the S/4HANA deployment models.
The SAP RISE conversion absorbs the underlying named user catalog into the bundled subscription rate measured against the Full Use Equivalent metric. The Full Use Equivalent metric translates the contracted named user pool into the published subscription unit, with the conversion ratio published in the SAP RISE commercial framework. The buyer side response treats the named user conversion at the RISE conversion as a distinct commercial dimension and runs the conversion ratio against the contractually defendable named user mix rather than the SAP account team's opening framing. The conversion typically recovers an additional three to nine percent against the opening RISE proposal at the upper customer scale. Read the SAP RISE negotiation download.
The SAP named user catalog includes more than fifteen principal categories across the application portfolio. The principal categories are SAP Professional, SAP Limited Professional, SAP Functional, SAP Operational, SAP Employee, SAP Employee Self Service, SAP Developer, and a number of platform specific categories such as SAP CRM Sales User and SAP S/4HANA for HR Specialist. Each category carries a distinct list price band and a distinct contractually defendable user assignment criterion.
SAP Professional covers operational access to the broader SAP application catalog across more than one functional module. SAP Limited Professional sits at approximately forty to fifty percent below the Professional list price and covers operational access restricted to a defined functional module or to operational transactions within a defined business process. The contractual scope statement is the principal commercial lever between the two categories. The SAP Limited Professional category requires a documented scope statement at the order form level.
The SAP measurement system relies on the user master record classification carried in the SAP system tables, principally USR02 and the supplemental tables. The classification reflects the customer's assigned category against each user identity. The measurement system does not independently audit the actual user transaction pattern. The SAP audit conversation tests the customer's classification against the contractually defendable criterion through the transaction history extract.
The practice has documented engagements where the documented user classification audit recovered eleven to twenty three percent against the SAP account team's opening named user proposal. The upper end is available where the SAP Professional category has been assigned broadly across the user population without a documented transaction history audit against the contractually defendable scope. The recovery compounds across the contracted term through the recurring support stream against the rebalanced named user catalog.
External users are licensed against the named user catalog like internal users. The external user category typically maps to the SAP Employee, SAP Employee Self Service, or supplemental external user category at the lower list price band. The SAP master agreement permits the customer to license partner, supplier, and customer facing users against the external user category at the contractually defendable scope statement with a documented order form level definition.
The named user catalog and the digital access framework are coordinated commercial dimensions. The named user catalog licenses internal user access. The digital access framework meters indirect SAP consumption by nine billable document types created or modified inside the SAP system. The buyer side response coordinates the two dimensions to avoid double counting and to maximize the credit for the contracted document access through the named user pool.
Yes. SAP permits the customer to reassign user identities to different named user categories across the contracted term where the reassignment is supported by the documented user transaction pattern. The buyer side response also negotiates an explicit named user exchange right inside the master agreement that allows the customer to convert a defined percentage of the contracted named user pool from one category to another at no recovery penalty across the contracted term.
The S/4HANA migration triggers a named user reclassification against the S/4HANA license catalog. The S/4HANA catalog rationalizes the underlying named user categories and introduces specific S/4HANA categories. The buyer side response runs the migration named user reclassification against the actual user transaction pattern rather than the SAP account team's proposed migration mapping, typically capturing an additional five to fifteen percent recovery.
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The practice runs four engagement models against the SAP commercial cycle. The Vendor Shield always on advisory subscription covers the SAP named user catalog alongside the broader enterprise software estate. The Renewal Program runs a structured twelve month managed sequence around the SAP renewal including the user classification audit and the external user audit. The Benchmark Program sizes the SAP named user commitment against more than five hundred documented engagements. The software spend assessment sizes the SAP named user catalog alongside the broader Oracle, Microsoft, Salesforce, IBM, and ServiceNow footprint. Read the related SAP services practice, the SAP knowledge hub, the SAP contract negotiation fundamentals, the SAP RISE negotiation download, the SAP support and maintenance negotiation, the digital access negotiation, the S/4HANA migration negotiation, the SAP license audit survival guide, the multi vendor negotiation scorecard, and the software spend health check.
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SAP had assigned eighty percent of our population to the Professional category at the opening renewal. Redress ran the transaction history audit across the trailing twelve months and rebalanced the population to Limited Professional, Functional, and Employee. Eighteen percent off the contracted named user pool.
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