IBM Entitlements

[Stephen42]

Hello all

I am looking for some support, guidance, expertise for IBM Entitlements.   I have been provided with;
1) TABLE 1: IPAA PROGRAMS [looks like a catalogue, @ 300 items]
2) TABLE 3: AGGREGATE CAPPED PROGRAMS [Includes Quantities, 10 items]

3) A Yearly aggregate Total for all licences/consumption

There is no way I can take the above, and align it with Software Models, and individual entitlement costs, aka, using a 'normal' entitlement structure (import or manual).  Our procurement team isn't of much help with the detail of the specific licences.

Does anyone have experience with this type of scenario ?  Do I need to create a 'contract' for the main costs, and each entitlement (linked to the contract) becomes $00.00 Unit Cost ?

I'd appreciate any insight from anyone who has been able to come up with a solution for this.

Thanks in advance

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[Stephen42]

Thanks, and I am aware of all this and what is 'supposed' to work.   I was looking for guidance specifically on Entitlements for IBM

-Stephen

[dreinhardt]

Hi @Stephen42 , 

I'm not an IBM expert, but based on your description I would recommend the following:

The mentioned document "3) A Yearly aggregate Total for all licences/consumption" seems to be good starting point to identify the amount of line items/software entitlements you've to onboard. As the report reflects your current consumption per product/license (similar to a TrueUp Report by Microsoft). The 10 items shared with document "2) TABLE 3: AGGREGATE CAPPED PROGRAMS [Includes Quantities, 10 items]" should be part of it or are the full list at the end.

About the costs, as far as I can remember from IBM onboardings, we had the maint. costs per entitlement (product), so you should check if you can establish a link with the products to add these details as well to your entitlements.

Feel free to share some blurred screenshots for better understanding of the document structure.

Best, Dennis

[Stephen42]

Thanks Dennis, sorry about the delay in getting back to you, but I think what I am needing is further documentation on the cost breakdowns, but I do agree with the approach.

-Stephen