Host SAPUI5/OpenUI5 bootstrap - Licensing

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Hello All,

We want to start developing SAPUI5/OpenUI5 apps to our customers. Unfortunately, they have older versions of the Fiori Front End Server (FES). At most they have FES 3.0, but some are still on FES 2.0. Upgrading the FES is not feasible at this time.

Due to security considerations, they also cannot use cloud services, so developing on the SAP Cloud Platform is sadly not an option.

We thought about copying the newer versions of the SAPUI5/OpenUI5 bootstrap code and hosting it on-premise. Are there any licensing issues we need to consider?
For example, for SAPUI5, it is my understanding that its license is (among other options) included in the license for the SAP_UI component. However, does that mean that if we have an server with SAP_UI installed, no matter the version, we can use whatever version of the SAPUI5 bootstrap?
For OpenUI5, even though it's open-source, can we copy the code and simply host on-premise, or do we need to get approval from SAP first?

Thank you,
Guy.

[OliverGraeff · Accepted solution]

Hello Guy,

As SAPUI5 is not a separate product, it comes with respective SAP platform stacks like SAP ABAP Platform / SAP NetWeaver, SAP Cloud Platform and others. As long as the SAPUI5 app is running on one of those licensed SAP platforms / stacks, you are covered. Please note that using SAPUI5 via the Akamai-based CDN is included only in a respective license for Cloud products like SAP Cloud Platform. It is not included in on-prem products. See more details in note 2943781.

For OpenUI5 please see the Apache 2.0 license.

Hope thisn helps.

Best regards,
Oliver

[GuyF · Accepted solution]

Hello Oliver,

Thank you for your reply. I just want to verify something, since I didn't fully understand the SAP Note.

The SAPUI5 version available on the SAP NetWeaver systems is (at most) SAPUI5 1.38, which is (or will be very shortly) out of maintenance. My question was whether we can copy the bootstrap from the Akamai-based CDN and host it on-premise, or are we "limited" by the version available on the NetWeaver system.

Thank you,
Guy.

[sergei-u-niq · Accepted solution]

Hello Guy, check the note 2943781 quoted by Oliver - it explains that it is OK (or it is the solution) to use your own CDN from on-premise systems.

[GuyF · Accepted solution]

Hello Sergei,

I understood that we can host the file, but I wanted to know if we can simply copy it from the CDN, or is there a different source for it.

Guy.