How is BI Connector licensed?

Modified on Fri, 8 Feb, 2019 at 12:32 AM

BI Connector Desktop Edition for Tableau, Power BI or Qlik


BI Connector Desktop (Developer) Edition is licensed as per named user per machine.  A named user can activate and use BI Connector Desktop Edition on one machine at any time.  If you would like to move the license from one machine to another machine, please refer to How to transfer license key from one user/machine to the another?


BI Connector Server Edition for Tableau to OBIEE


BI Connector Server Edition for Tableau is licensed by CPU cores if your Tableau Server is licensed by CPU cores.   BI Connector license is required for all CPU cores used by Tableau server.


If your Tableau server is licensed by named users,  BI Connector is licensed by the total number of explorers and viewers in the Tableau server.   BI Connector license is required for all the explorers and viewers licensed in the Tableau server.


BI Connector Server Edition for Power BI to OBIEE 


BI Connector Server Edition for Power BI is licensed by the number of CPU cores for the Power BI On-premise Gateway server.  


BI Connector Server Edition for Qlik to OBIEE


BI Connector Server Edition for Qlik is licensed by CPU cores if your Qlik Server is licensed by CPU cores.   BI Connector license is required for all CPU cores used by Qliksense server.


If your Qliksense server is licensed by named users,  BI Connector is licensed by the total number of users in the Qliksense server.   BI Connector license is required for all the users licensed in the Qliksense server.