Oracle ULA Glossary

The short answer: this glossary explains the main terms in an Oracle ULA contract, in alphabetical order. For the full picture, read what is an Oracle ULA and the contract structure of an Oracle ULA.

Accelerated Certification Date

The Accelerated Certification Date is the earlier date of certification when the customer:

• breaches any of the Unlimited Deployment Terms of the Oracle ULA, or
• is acquired by another entity.

Certification Date

• The Certification Date is the date by which the customer must submit the details of the ULA products installed, at the end of the term.
• It is generally 30 days after the end of the ULA term.

Certification Process

• The Certification Process is the set of actions to be taken on the certification date.
• The main activity is to submit the list of installations of the Oracle product.
• The process also defines what can be certified and which installations cannot.

See Oracle ULA certification for how we run it.

Certified Deployment

The Certified Deployment is the number of licenses installed and certified by a C-level executive of the company. Oracle will verify the numbers, either by discussion or by a formal audit. After verification, Oracle grants perpetual licenses to the customer.

Converted and Replaced Licenses

• These are the versions of the ULA products that the customer bought before entering the ULA. They are converted into the ULA product list.
• Oracle says the customer no longer has the right to use these licenses and uses only the licenses under the ULA. This has no material impact on usage, because they are replaced by the same products in the ULA.
• The customer continues to pay the support price it was paying for the Converted and Replaced Licenses.

In short: the Converted and Replaced Licenses become null and void, but support for them must still be paid.

Customer Definition

• This section defines the legal entities that can use the ULA programs. Subsidiaries and further entities are listed in a separate exhibit, which the section refers to.
• It also says whether additional entities, or a reorganization of the customer’s legal structure, are allowed.
• Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures are generally covered in separate sections.

Effective Date

Unless stated otherwise, the Effective Date is the date the term of the ULA begins. It can be:

• explicitly stated,
• the date of signing the ULA ordering document, or
• if there are several signature dates, the last date on which the customer signed.

Fees

• This section defines how the Technical Support Fees are calculated.
• It also states any unused support that will be credited back to the customer.

License Definitions and Rules (LDR)

• The LDR can be a booklet or a part of the booklet.
• It defines the license metrics and rules used by the different Oracle products.
• It is either included as an exhibit or referenced through a hyperlink.

Omitted Licenses

• If any license bought earlier is inadvertently missed and not listed in the Converted and Replaced Licenses, it will be added later.
• The customer must pay support for the Omitted Licenses.

Ordered Programs

• The Ordered Programs section says which programs are for use in unlimited numbers.
• It refers to the initial list of programs.

Technical Support

• This section says that Software Update License and Support must be renewed annually.
• Generally the annual fee stays at the same price during the term of the ULA. This is also stated in the Technical Support section of the ordering document.

Territory

This section defines the geographic territories (country names, worldwide, regions and so on) where the programs can be installed and used.

Total Support Stream

The Total Support Stream is the total of:

• the existing support for the earlier licenses (the Converted and Replaced Licenses),
• the support for the licenses bought under the ULA, and
• the support for any future licenses bought because of mergers or acquisitions.

Unlimited Deployment Period

• This is the period from the effective date of the order to the end of the ULA term, set in years or months.
• It is the period during which the customer can deploy the programs included in the ULA.

Unlimited Deployment Right

• This is the right to deploy and use the included programs in unlimited numbers (of the corresponding license metric) during the unlimited deployment period.
• The right ends when the ULA term ends.

Waiver of Extended Support Fees

• Some programs in a ULA may move out of Premier Support and into Extended Support.
• Extended Support is generally provided for an additional support fee.
• When the product is included in a ULA, Oracle waives the extended support fee during the term of the ULA.

We are not lawyers, so this glossary should not be taken as legal advice. For more, see the Oracle ULA FAQ.