https://opentextaudit.com/blog/ Buyer-side guides to defending and reducing OpenText and Micro Focus software license audit findings. en Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:57:53 +0000 https://opentextaudit.com/blog/why-compliance-is-the-sole-responsibility-of-the-licensee https://opentextaudit.com/blog/why-compliance-is-the-sole-responsibility-of-the-licensee Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 The OpenText EULA makes compliance the sole responsibility of the licensee. What that clause means in an audit and how a buyer side defense carries the burden. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/who-pays-for-an-opentext-audit-and-how-cost-recovery-works https://opentextaudit.com/blog/who-pays-for-an-opentext-audit-and-how-cost-recovery-works Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 How OpenText audit cost recovery works: when the licensee reimburses audit costs, what triggers the charge, and how the audit cost line is challenged. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-to-do-in-the-first-48-hours-after-an-audit-notice https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-to-do-in-the-first-48-hours-after-an-audit-notice Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 A 48 hour action plan for an OpenText or Micro Focus audit notice: contain the channel, preserve records, read the clause, and avoid the early concessions. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-records-support-an-ala-entitlement-position https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-records-support-an-ala-entitlement-position Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 What records support an ALA entitlement position? Learn which purchase, renewal, and deployment documents prove entitlement and reduce a Micro Focus finding. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-records-does-opentext-copy-in-an-exstream-audit https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-records-does-opentext-copy-in-an-exstream-audit Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 In an Exstream audit OpenText may copy relevant records. See which records matter, what the seven day notice triggers, and how to control the production. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-records-does-opentext-copy-in-an-arcsight-audit https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-records-does-opentext-copy-in-an-arcsight-audit Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 What records does OpenText copy in an ArcSight audit: the seven day notice, the right to copy relevant records, and how to scope what actually leaves. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-records-does-opentext-copy-in-an-alm-audit https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-records-does-opentext-copy-in-an-alm-audit Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 OpenText can copy relevant records in an ALM audit. Learn which records it reaches for, what is relevant, and how to keep the copy scope under control. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-records-does-opentext-copy-in-a-fortify-audit https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-records-does-opentext-copy-in-a-fortify-audit Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 OpenText can copy relevant records in a Fortify audit. Learn which records matter, what the seven day notice covers, and how to control the data that leaves. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-records-does-opentext-copy-in-a-documentum-audit https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-records-does-opentext-copy-in-a-documentum-audit Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 OpenText has a contractual right to copy relevant records in a Documentum audit. Learn what that covers, where it stops, and how to manage the data demand. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-records-does-opentext-copy-in-a-cobol-audit https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-records-does-opentext-copy-in-a-cobol-audit Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 What records does OpenText copy in a COBOL audit: the right to copy under the seven day notice, what is in scope, and how to keep the data flow controlled. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-opentext-can-and-cannot-demand-during-an-audit https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-opentext-can-and-cannot-demand-during-an-audit Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 What an OpenText or Micro Focus audit can and cannot demand: seven day notice, the right to copy records, and where the auditor request exceeds the contract. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-is-openpass-and-how-does-it-work https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-is-openpass-and-how-does-it-work Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 What is OpenPass and how does it work? OpenText's enterprise licensing framework, its single contract, defined term, and dual entitlements, explained. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-is-arcsight-eps-and-how-is-it-measured https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-is-arcsight-eps-and-how-is-it-measured Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 A plain explanation of ArcSight events per second: what EPS is, how OpenText measures it during an audit, and why peak readings make a finding too big. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-is-an-exstream-volume-based-license-metric https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-is-an-exstream-volume-based-license-metric Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 An Exstream volume based license metric prices output, not seats. Learn what the metric measures, where it inflates, and how a buyer reads it in an audit. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-is-an-enterprise-server-core-license-metric https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-is-an-enterprise-server-core-license-metric Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 What is an Enterprise Server core license metric: how core counting works, what the authorization defines, and how to hold a finding to the cores the workload. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-is-an-additional-license-authorization https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-is-an-additional-license-authorization Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 What is an Additional License Authorization? The ALA sets the use rules for most Micro Focus products and decides audit findings. Learn what it contains. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-is-a-vuser-and-how-is-it-licensed https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-is-a-vuser-and-how-is-it-licensed Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 A Vuser is a unit of simulated load, not a person, and LoadRunner licenses concurrent Vusers. Learn what a Vuser is, how it is licensed, and where audits. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-is-a-documentum-named-seat-and-how-is-it-measured https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-is-a-documentum-named-seat-and-how-is-it-measured Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 A Documentum named seat ties a license to one authorized person. Learn what a named seat is, how OpenText measures it, and where the audit count goes wrong. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-counts-as-a-fortify-developer-seat-in-an-audit https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-counts-as-a-fortify-developer-seat-in-an-audit Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 What counts as a Fortify developer seat in an audit? The metric ties a seat to scan use, not code access. See which users get overcounted and how to prove it. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-audit-clauses-to-remove-from-an-openpass-draft https://opentextaudit.com/blog/what-audit-clauses-to-remove-from-an-openpass-draft Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 What audit clauses to remove from an OpenPass draft: the measurement, notice, and remedy language a buyer should strike before signing an enterprise agreement. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/webinspect-license-metrics-and-scan-counting https://opentextaudit.com/blog/webinspect-license-metrics-and-scan-counting Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 WebInspect license metrics differ from Fortify SCA, and scan counting inflates findings fast. Learn how dynamic analysis is licensed and how to count it right. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/webinspect-enterprise-and-connectivity-licensing https://opentextaudit.com/blog/webinspect-enterprise-and-connectivity-licensing Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 WebInspect Enterprise adds connectivity and component licensing beyond the standalone scanner. Learn how the metrics work and how to defend an inflated finding. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/voltage-securemail-user-counting-traps https://opentextaudit.com/blog/voltage-securemail-user-counting-traps Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Voltage SecureMail user counting traps: how recipients, external users, and dormant accounts inflate a user count, and how to hold it to the authorization. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/voltage-securedata-token-and-key-management-licensing https://opentextaudit.com/blog/voltage-securedata-token-and-key-management-licensing Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Voltage SecureData token and key management licensing explained: how protected operations and key server topology inflate a finding, and how to reprice it. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/voltage-data-protection-license-metrics-explained https://opentextaudit.com/blog/voltage-data-protection-license-metrics-explained Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 How Voltage data protection license metrics work under the Micro Focus ALAs, where a Voltage audit finding inflates, and how to reduce it on the buyer side. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/visual-cobol-versus-enterprise-server-licensing https://opentextaudit.com/blog/visual-cobol-versus-enterprise-server-licensing Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Visual COBOL versus Enterprise Server licensing: how the development and runtime metrics differ, where a finding conflates them, and how to keep them apart. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/visual-cobol-named-developer-versus-runtime-metrics https://opentextaudit.com/blog/visual-cobol-named-developer-versus-runtime-metrics Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Visual COBOL named developer versus runtime metrics: how the two counts differ, where a finding double counts the same work, and how to keep them separate. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/visual-cobol-for-eclipse-and-visual-studio-seats https://opentextaudit.com/blog/visual-cobol-for-eclipse-and-visual-studio-seats Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Visual COBOL for Eclipse and Visual Studio seats: how IDE based developer seats are counted, where the finding overclaims, and how to defend the seat count. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/visual-cobol-development-seat-counting-traps https://opentextaudit.com/blog/visual-cobol-development-seat-counting-traps Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Visual COBOL development seat counting traps: how installs, IDE access, and build servers inflate a seat finding, and how to hold it to actual developers. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/version-entitlement-under-micro-focus-alas https://opentextaudit.com/blog/version-entitlement-under-micro-focus-alas Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Version entitlement under Micro Focus ALAs decides which releases a license covers. Learn how upgrade rights carry the grant and defend the version you run. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/uft-seat-counting-and-concurrent-license-models https://opentextaudit.com/blog/uft-seat-counting-and-concurrent-license-models Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 UFT seat counting differs between named and concurrent models, and audits blur the two to inflate a finding. How UFT licensing works and how to defend. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/uft-one-versus-uft-developer-licensing https://opentextaudit.com/blog/uft-one-versus-uft-developer-licensing Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 UFT One and UFT Developer carry different license models, and an audit can charge the wrong one. Learn how the two compare and where a finding overreaches. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/true-up-negotiation-tactics-under-audit-pressure https://opentextaudit.com/blog/true-up-negotiation-tactics-under-audit-pressure Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 How to negotiate an OpenText true up under audit pressure: control the timeline, anchor on a reconstructed position, and convert the finding on the buyer's. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/the-deemed-acquisition-at-list-price-clause-explained https://opentextaudit.com/blog/the-deemed-acquisition-at-list-price-clause-explained Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 What the OpenText deemed acquisition clause means: a shortfall priced at list, plus back maintenance and audit costs, and how each layer of the remedy. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/stacked-and-superseded-alas-in-a-license-estate https://opentextaudit.com/blog/stacked-and-superseded-alas-in-a-license-estate Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Stacked and superseded ALAs in a license estate confuse what is actually licensed. Learn how a Micro Focus finding double counts layered authorizations. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/service-and-dormant-accounts-counted-as-documentum-consumers https://opentextaudit.com/blog/service-and-dormant-accounts-counted-as-documentum-consumers Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 OpenText audits often count service and dormant accounts as Documentum consumers. Learn how to separate non human and unused accounts and cut the finding. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/sentinel-versus-arcsight-logger-licensing-context https://opentextaudit.com/blog/sentinel-versus-arcsight-logger-licensing-context Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Sentinel versus ArcSight Logger licensing context: how event, EPS, and data volume metrics differ across the two, and where an audit finding inflates on each. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/sentinel-event-and-data-volume-audit-considerations https://opentextaudit.com/blog/sentinel-event-and-data-volume-audit-considerations Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 How OpenText measures NetIQ Sentinel event and data volume, why raw ingestion inflates a finding, and how to cut a Sentinel claim to real operating load. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/runtime-versus-development-license-counting-for-cobol https://opentextaudit.com/blog/runtime-versus-development-license-counting-for-cobol Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Runtime versus development license counting for COBOL: how the two metrics differ, where a finding conflates them, and how to hold. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reducing-total-cost-with-an-openpass-conversion https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reducing-total-cost-with-an-openpass-conversion Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Reducing total cost with an OpenPass conversion: how a finding becomes a forward agreement that lowers the real cost of the estate, not just the first year. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reducing-an-exstream-finding-with-volume-evidence https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reducing-an-exstream-finding-with-volume-evidence Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Reducing an Exstream finding with volume evidence means meeting the vendor count with delivered output records. Learn what evidence works and how the number. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reducing-an-arcsight-finding-with-throughput-evidence https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reducing-an-arcsight-finding-with-throughput-evidence Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Reducing an ArcSight finding with throughput evidence: how sustained event flow data replaces peak assumptions and registry counts to reprice a finding. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reducing-an-ala-finding-with-order-form-evidence https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reducing-an-ala-finding-with-order-form-evidence Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Order form evidence is the fastest lever for reducing an ALA finding. Learn which purchase records cut the count and how to build a defensible position. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reducing-a-loadrunner-finding-with-concurrency-evidence https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reducing-a-loadrunner-finding-with-concurrency-evidence Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 A LoadRunner finding built on total Vuser allocation falls when concurrency evidence shows the real peak. Learn how to put the run data in front of an audit. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reducing-a-fortify-finding-with-commit-and-scan-evidence https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reducing-a-fortify-finding-with-commit-and-scan-evidence Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Reducing a Fortify finding with commit and scan evidence rebuilds the seat count from what developers actually did. Learn the evidentiary method that holds up. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reducing-a-documentum-finding-with-usage-evidence https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reducing-a-documentum-finding-with-usage-evidence Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Usage evidence is the strongest tool for reducing a Documentum finding. Learn how activity logs disqualify dormant accounts and bring an inflated count down. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reducing-a-cobol-finding-with-workload-evidence https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reducing-a-cobol-finding-with-workload-evidence Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Reducing a COBOL finding with workload evidence: how transaction and runtime data takes a core or MIPS finding down to the capacity the workload actually uses. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reconciling-fortify-entitlements-before-an-audit https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reconciling-fortify-entitlements-before-an-audit Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Reconciling Fortify entitlements before an audit builds the effective license position first. Learn the records to gather and how to count before the vendor. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reconciling-exstream-entitlements-before-an-audit https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reconciling-exstream-entitlements-before-an-audit Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Reconciling Exstream entitlements before an audit lets a buyer set the true license position first, so the vendor measurement meets a record it cannot inflate. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reconciling-cobol-entitlements-before-an-audit https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reconciling-cobol-entitlements-before-an-audit Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Reconciling COBOL entitlements before an audit: how to build an independent Visual COBOL and Enterprise Server license position before any vendor script runs. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reconciling-arcsight-entitlements-before-an-audit https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reconciling-arcsight-entitlements-before-an-audit Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 How to reconcile ArcSight entitlements before an audit by assembling licences, metric definitions, and live data so a finding meets evidence, not estimates. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reconciling-alm-entitlements-before-an-audit https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reconciling-alm-entitlements-before-an-audit Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Reconciling ALM entitlements before an audit is the work that decides the finding. Learn how to build a verified ALM license position ahead of any vendor count. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reconciling-ala-entitlements-before-an-audit https://opentextaudit.com/blog/reconciling-ala-entitlements-before-an-audit Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Reconciling ALA entitlements before an audit puts the buyer in control. Learn how to build an independent license position before any vendor script runs. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/quality-center-read-only-access-and-consumer-counts https://opentextaudit.com/blog/quality-center-read-only-access-and-consumer-counts Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Quality Center read only access is often counted as a full consumer in an audit. Learn how viewer access should be treated and where a finding overcharges. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/quality-center-named-user-definitions-and-traps https://opentextaudit.com/blog/quality-center-named-user-definitions-and-traps Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Quality Center named user definitions decide a finding, and audits widen them to count occasional or dormant logins. How named user counting overstates. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/preparing-an-openpass-conversion-playbook-for-your-estate https://opentextaudit.com/blog/preparing-an-openpass-conversion-playbook-for-your-estate Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 How to prepare an OpenPass conversion playbook for your estate, from documenting entitlements to sequencing the reduction, conversion, and protections. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/preparing-an-exstream-entitlement-reconstruction https://opentextaudit.com/blog/preparing-an-exstream-entitlement-reconstruction Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 An Exstream entitlement reconstruction builds your true license position before the vendor measures. See how to assemble entitlements, ALAs, and volume records. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/preparing-an-arcsight-entitlement-reconstruction https://opentextaudit.com/blog/preparing-an-arcsight-entitlement-reconstruction Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Preparing an ArcSight entitlement reconstruction: assembling the entitlement record, mapping it to deployment, and building the effective license position. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/preparing-an-alm-entitlement-reconstruction https://opentextaudit.com/blog/preparing-an-alm-entitlement-reconstruction Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 An ALM entitlement reconstruction builds the effective license position before any vendor script runs. Learn what records it needs and how it anchors a defense. https://opentextaudit.com/blog/preparing-an-ala-entitlement-reconstruction https://opentextaudit.com/blog/preparing-an-ala-entitlement-reconstruction Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Preparing an ALA entitlement reconstruction builds the independent license position that answers a finding. Learn how to reconstruct Micro Focus ALA.