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Advantage database server - New Licence

former_member748369 — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:31:55 GMT

We currently have a lot of customer who use Advantage Database Server. Any one one on version 12 we are making sure the DLL and server are on 12.0.0.2

We have gone to purchase additional licences today on https://devzone.advantagedatabase.com/rvc/ and this link currently sends me to the main SAP site.

Is there a new site where i can purchase licences?

What is the current situation with getting licences for this product?

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lcolombo — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:17:23 GMT

I have the same problem. I need renew a trial ADS licence

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paulofrancisco — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:57:45 GMT

Hi,

Try https://www.abox.com/productos.asp?pid=3 last time I needed a license I bought it from them (Mr. Francesc Selles - Francesc Selles)

PS: I would also really would like to know what is SAP planning to do with ADS...

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former_member748369 — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:06:24 GMT

That is a nice idea but we had a portal on the SAP website to buy licences from and it would be easier to use that as we have an account with SAP.

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james_beard2 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 10:12:52 GMT

I have exactly the same issue. I have tried contacting SAP through other routes but still no resolution.

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former_member1037692 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:10:05 GMT

Same problem for me.

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tcutlip — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:48:03 GMT

Has anyone had any communication from SAP on this issue yet? We too have no access to the license portal now.

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lcolombo — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 15:31:17 GMT

Is anyone thinking of migrating to another database? To which ?

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lcolombo — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 15:31:50 GMT

I communicated by chat, they asked me for the customer number and told me that I had to contact my account executive at SAP. They gave me the name and email address of the account executive at SAP Argentina. I wrote to him, but did not receive a response.

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Privete_member__1182953 — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 06:47:25 GMT

I'm facing the exact same problem. Has anyone resolved this? Is there a new URL to visit to login to the ADS license portal?

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Privete_member__1182953 — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 06:53:14 GMT

Same problem here too!

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james_beard2 — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:26:45 GMT

Has anyone heard anything from anyone at all at SAP on this issue ?

My response from my direct contact at SAP for ADS was "We are looking into this and will get back to you as soon as possible".. that was 5 days ago.

I subsequently contacted SAP directly, and was told to raise an incident on the SAP ONE Launchpad, with a component BC-SYB-ADS , On attempting to do this , I get notified the specified component does not exist (despite SAP providing that as the component to use) , so am unable to raise an incident.

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lcolombo — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 14:05:40 GMT

Same issue: an incident related to ADS cannot be generated

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Privete_member__1182953 — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:23:36 GMT

james.beard2 Have you heard back from your contact at SAP or followed up with them? Thanks.

I couldn't create any incident either, it's as if ADS is 'gone'!

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tcutlip — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:43:12 GMT

Seems like SAP is ghosting us all related to the Advantage Database server. We have reached out to every SAP contact we could find in our email histories with no response yet.

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former_member1037692 — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:45:17 GMT

I receive this link from SAP, about

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3132015

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lcolombo — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:47:03 GMT

Same issue. Don't even reply to emails!

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Privete_member__1182953 — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:50:52 GMT

frederic.paille Thanks. However, for some reason I cannot access this link, it tells me something like:

" You are not entitled to access SAP Note/KBA 3132015. "

Can you please share what's in there? I was hoping to find the ADS licensing portal.

Thanks in advance.

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lcolombo — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:51:15 GMT

Could you upload the content of the link ?

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Kgriffith2309 — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 18:20:17 GMT

mpsap8
Here is what the note reads:

SAP provides mainstream maintenance for SAP Advantage Database Server with product version 12.0 (ADS 12.0) until December 31, 2022. SAP does not plan successor product versions of SAP ADS 12.0. From January 1, 2023, SAP Advantage Database Server will enter the customer specific maintenance (CSM) phase.