May I legally sell software created with the ABAP AS Trial?

[michael_koehler2]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am a freelance SAP / ABAP Consultant, and during the last years I have used my ABAP AS Trial to develop a System to automate the creation of Technical Documentation for SAP / ABAP development objects. Now that I have a working prototype, I am preparing to use it commercially (mainly, looking for a development partner to turn it into a finished product for sale).

My question is two-fold. First: Is it legally ok with SAP to do so? If not, how do I get SAP's consent to do so?

Second: Would SAP be interested to be said Development Partner?

Best Regards,
Mike Koehler

[julieplummer20 · Accepted solution]

Hi Mike,

If you want to get started using SAP Partner page, that may well be what you're looking for. Thanks tammy.powlas3 for that.

Just to clarify your original question:

- No, the Developer license is not intended for productive use - of which your use case is definitely an example.

- If you're interested (instead or as well as the Partner-specific offerings), we do offer a "Vanilla" AS ABAP, on the Cloud Appliance Library (CAL), with which you can use a Productive license.

For more details, see:

- SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP 7.52 SP01 on SAP HANA 2.0 SP02 (CAL)

- Getting Started: SAP AS ABAP Vanilla 7.52 SP01

HTH

Julie.

[michael_koehler2 · Accepted solution]

Hi Julie,

Thanks for your answer - not quite what I was looking for, but it is what it is. I will start looking into the 'Vanilla' AS as well; especially what kind of costs are associated with that license. Probably THE deciding factor for a one-man firm...

Best regards,
Mike

[david_liener · Accepted solution]

Hi Mike,

because this is also of interest by myself - may I ask you how you finally put your plans into action regarding your matter?
Thank you very much in advance for your feedback!

Many greetings
David

[TammyPowlas]

Hi Mike - I recommend going to the SAP Partner page - https://www.sap.com/partner/become.html

SAP has a SAP App center too - see https://www.sap.com/partner/become/partneredge-build.html

[michael_koehler2]

Hi Tammy,

Thanks - I was not aware of that program. I will definitely work through the sites; they look like a good place to get started.

By the way - this does not answer the original question, though... the 'legal' part is still open...

All the best,
Mike