Updated: July 13, 2020 (January 26, 2009)

Application Platform Licenses

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The Application Platform Agreement (APA) targets SQL Server but covers many other platform products. In general, customers on a current APA can add any number of the licenses listed below at no additional cost.

However, not all licenses required to deploy a product can be covered on an APA; for example, SharePoint Server Client Access Licenses (CALs) cannot be covered. Similarly, systems management products such as Configuration Manager require product licenses for every server running the product and management licenses (MLs) for every device managed; an APA only covers MLs, except as indicated below.

Product	Covered Licenses
SQL Server	Processor or server, CAL (except Web and Workgroup editions)
SharePoint Server	Server (not CALs)
BizTalk Server	Processor
Visual Studio Team System	Server, Team Suite, CAL, External Connector, Test Load Agent
PerformancePoint Server	Server, CAL, External Connector
Configuration Manager	Enterprise

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