Currently working with RS 15.7.1 SP203 and thought I'd check on the latest build (653) of DA to see what new features/fixes have been deployed.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that this latest incarnation of DA does not appear to require a license.
1 - While the DA server log file says no license was found, it does not mention anything about a grace period/expiration date (like I used to see with earlier versions of DA).
2 - 'license' shows a permanent license (unlike earlier versions which would show an expiration date of install+30days):
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SMTP_HOST SMTP_PORT EMAIL_SENDER EMAIL_RECIPIENTS EMAIL_SEVERITY
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smtp 25 Administrator Administrator NONE
FEATURE ISSUER VENDOR EDITION MAX CPU QUANTITY EXPIRE VERSION
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REP_DATA_ASSURANCE NULL 0 1 PERMANENT
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My client has contacted their sales rep who in turn has stated that DA does require a license. Sales rep was unable to explain why the product doesn't go into grace mode soooooo ...
Anyone from SAP know if there's been a change in licensing requirements for DA (eg, a license is no longer required => product is free to use), or is this a bug feature of this current release (eg, there are some undocumented/hidden limitations for the 'free' version)?