Dynamics NAV BREP Renewal

sakameeran

Can you please suggest, Is there any disadvantage for the customer, If they are not renewing the BREP with Microsoft Dynamics Partner (Vendor)? Is there any issue will be there in Future If they didnt renewed the BREP?
If possible suggest me the Advantages and Disadvantages of not renewing the BREP.

Thanks in Advance

Regards,
S.A.K.Ahamed Meeran

bbrown

If you don't maintain the BREP:

1. it can become more costly if you decide to upgrade. As you'd need to "get current on the BREP" or just repurchase outright. I'm not totally up on the details. The impact can vary depending on how long you waited to upgrade. If you pay into BREP for several years that may end up being more. BREP is really prices for the user that upgrades on a fairly regular basis. I'd say every 3 to 4 years.

2. You are not entitled to any hotfixes or other updates.

That's the 2 I can think of right now.

bbrown

If you don't maintain the BREP:

1. it can become more costly if you decide to upgrade. As you'd need to "get current on the BREP" or just repurchase outright. I'm not totally up on the details. The impact can vary depending on how long you waited to upgrade. If you pay into BREP for several years that may end up being more. BREP is really prices for the user that upgrades on a fairly regular basis. I'd say every 3 to 4 years.

2. You are not entitled to any hotfixes or other updates.

That's the 2 I can think of right now.

sakameeran

Thanks Brown. If we don't maintain the BREP, we can work as normal as before (Except Upgrade and hotfix)?

bbrown

Those are just 2 of the reasons I could think of off the top of my head. They may not be the only ones. There may also be valid arguments the other way. I've not been involved in the sales side of things for a number of years. So I don't claim to be the expert here. Just stating what I do know.

Fiddi

we can work as normal as before?

As long as there are no Regulatory requirements, which require a NAV- update, perhaps yes.

But if there are new Operating Systems or SQL-Server- Versions for your new Server and Clients, which aren't supported by your actual NAV- Version, then you will have no chance to upgrade/ add hardware.

taig

The other issue you would have is as you don't have an active BREP you wouldn't be able to buy additional users, or objects (like tables, forms, pages, reports etc).
It is not recommended to let the BREP lapse.

Kind Regards
Roland
TAIG Solutions Limited
http://taigsolutions.co.uk - A MS Dynamics NAV Partner