Clarification on NAV License for Test and Development databa

ssingla

A few users/members have posted question on this subject in the past and there was lot of confusion. I came across a article where MS has clarified thier stand:

Each Microsoft Dynamics NAV production database requires a separate Microsoft Dynamics NAV license file.
With one Microsoft Dynamics NAV license, you are allowed to run one Microsoft Dynamics NAV database. If you have multiple Microsoft Dynamics NAV production databases, you must purchase a Microsoft Dynamics NAV license for each database.
You are allowed to use a Microsoft Dynamics NAV license on copies of your Microsoft Dynamics NAV production database as long as the copies of the database are used for:
• Backup
• Storage of historical data
• Testing
• Internal use only development
The databases must not be used in production.

David_Singleton

ssingla wrote:

A few users/members have posted question on this subject in the past and there was lot of confusion. I came across a article where MS has clarified thier stand:

Each Microsoft Dynamics NAV production database requires a separate Microsoft Dynamics NAV license file.
With one Microsoft Dynamics NAV license, you are allowed to run one Microsoft Dynamics NAV database. If you have multiple Microsoft Dynamics NAV production databases, you must purchase a Microsoft Dynamics NAV license for each database.
You are allowed to use a Microsoft Dynamics NAV license on copies of your Microsoft Dynamics NAV production database as long as the copies of the database are used for:
• Backup
• Storage of historical data
• Testing
• Internal use only development
The databases must not be used in production.

Thanks Sandeep,

the • Storage of historical data was the one I was interested in a while back, I would take that to read that if we keep our old (say 4.00) database used only for historical data reasons and have a new (say 2009) in production then we are good.

But do you have an actual document or link.

ssingla

Hi David,

I saw it myself on "Partner Source", so the info is confirmed. I will look for the link and post it here.

ssingla

Partner Source Link:
https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/deployment/documentation/howtoarticles/databasespernavlicense.htm?printpage=false&sid=rq0wlpjcdogiwubncf3c3zkf

Customer Source Link:
https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/documentation/howtodocuments/databasespernavlicense.htm?printpage=false&sid=rq0wlpjcdogiwubncf3c3zkf