We have introduced change in our licensing policy
which will support virtual usage of Tally.ERP 9 via Tally Virtual
User (TVU) pack. Virtual usage means accessing Tally.ERP 9 over RDP,
Cloud, Citrix, or any other similar technologies.
Businesses that have an existing environment that
allows accessing applications remotely can benefit. A few examples
of Desktop Virtualisation tools are Windows RDP, Citrix, and Windows
Thin Client.
a.
Customer
gets comfort in the form of defined guidelines from TSPL to use Tally
through RDP or similar technologies.
b.
Customer
can choose the best method for TVU usage of Tally.ERP 9, on the basis
of the experience of operation in these environments.
c.
Customer
gets support from Tally Partner and TallyCare on configuring and troubleshooting
such environments.
d.
Multi-location
organisations can operate a single license instead of needing to procure
one for each branch. Depending on the situation Tally Partners can
recommend the best option.
e.
Tally.ERP
9 can always remain open since it is installed on a server. Therefore,
users can access Tally.ERP 9 round the clock.
Tally.ERP 9 is extensively used in standalone
PCs or on multiple PCs in a LAN environment. We have noticed that
a few of our customers and Partners have deployed or intent to deploy
Tally.ERP 9 on cloud and other virtualised environments (Windows RDP,
Windows thin Client, Citrix, or similar technologies) for various
reasons. Given the diverse needs of our customers and Partners, and
in good faith, TSPL does not intend to apply any direct restriction
to host Tally.ERP 9 on such virtual environments. While TSPL does
not intend to restrict hosting of Tally.ERP 9 usage in virtual environments,
we advise our Partners and customers to follow certain well-defined
guidelines to use Tally.ERP 9 Gold license in a virtualised environment.
Hence, this is not an announcement of an added capability in Tally.ERP
9 but a step towards ensuring continuity of usage, and preventing
possible misuse or abuse of Tally.ERP 9 License on the cloud.
Yes, the customer will be able to use Tally concurrently
via server (configured for virtual setup) and virtual network in case
of Silver license provided the RDP tool gives the same machine name
in request.
Yes, LAN users (not using any virtual technology)
do not fall under the purview of TVU. So 10 users can run one instance
in a virtual environment. Please note, if anyone user loads 10 instances
via his single login, all the 10 TVU packs will be consumed and other
9 users will not be able to load a Tally instance with a license.
It will get opened in an "Educational Version" by giving
the user a notification saying that "Maximum Tally Virtual User
(TVU) limit exceeded. Close one or more Tally.ERP 9 instance accessed
using TVU and try again."
Customer can purchase TVU packs from TSPL by placing
an order from his control centre. However, it is strongly recommended
that all such cases undergo a thorough engagement by a competent Tally
Partner.
In such cases, the Tally.ERP 9 license used on
the virtual environment will turn into Education Mode and a message
will be displayed indicating that the TVU pack has reached the limit.
1/10/20 TVU packs will be available to the customers
by default against Silver, Gold and TS9 license respectively, free
of cost for the lifetime of the TE9 license. Additional TVU packs
in case of Gold and TS9 licenses beyond default entitlement can be
purchased @
India
(Rs.100/-
per user per month plus taxes)
Outside
India
(SAARC - $6 per user per month plus taxes, Other International
Regions- $7.5 per user per month plus taxes) billed annually.
Yes. Your Tally.ERP 9 Rental License is also eligible
for TVU pack. 1/10 TVU packs are available for every Silver and Gold
license respectively by default till the validity of the rental license.
Additional TVU packs for Gold license up to 999 can be purchased at
applied commercials.
TSS is applicable for the Tally.ERP 9 license
and this is to avail Tally.NET services and the latest updates to
the product. The TVU pack fee is for using Tally.ERP 9 in a virtual
environment and is annual.
As you have a single user license, you will get
one TVU pack for free. For additional TVU packs, you need to convert
the Silver license to Gold license.
Companies largely provide access to a Tally.ERP
9 licence via RDP. This is not a violation of the license if the users
are of the same company. But if users are of different companies,
it is a violation. Every company needs to purchase Tally.ERP 9 license
and TVU pack on a per-user basis to continue giving such services.
A Tally partner will reach out to you and explain
the policy details and provide the required assistance to you before
31st July 2020. You can opt for free TVU trial for all the users.
The validity of the trial is till 31st March 2021. Post 31st March
2021, for your Tally.ERP 9 Gold license you are entitled to get 10
TVU packs free for lifetime. For users beyond this default entitlement,
you can procure TVU packs at an introductory price India (Rs.100/-
per user per month plus taxes) Outside India (SAARC - $6 per user
per month plus taxes, Other International Regions- $7.5 per user per
month plus taxes) billed annually.
TVU packs will be billed annually based on the
first purchase, and any additional mid-term procurement will be charged
pro-rata. For any subsequent purchases in the year, the validity of
the TVU pack will remain the same as the validity of the first TVU
pack.
The validity of the first TVU pack will be for
12 months, excluding the month of purchase. For example, if a TVU
pack is purchased in May 2020, its validity will be till 31 May 2021.
If an additional TVU pack is purchased on 1 July 2020, its validity
will be till 31 May 2021, and the customer will be charged pro-rata
for 11 months.
One multiuser (MU) can be upgraded to 10 TVU packs
free of cost and can be linked to other primary multiuser (MU) license.
TVU packs received in lieu of upgraded licenses will be valid until
the lifetime of Tally.ERP 9.
Trial TVU applicability for existing RDP users
is till 31st March 2021. TVU packs equivalent to your needs shall
be deployed free of cost. If you are not operating in a virtual environment,
you can choose to avail the free trial till 31st March 2021 if you
opt for it by 30th Sept 2020. If not availed before 30th September,
a 1-month trial can be availed anytime after 1st Oct 2020 and before
the end of the trial period, 31st March 2021.
The trial has to be utilised in one go, and cannot
be broken into different intervals.
In this case, while Tally Care is helping customer
in moving the Serial 2 to a different account, system will show the
message that there are free TVU’s linked with the serial and the same
will be moved back to Tally.Server 9. The Tally Care team will then
reach out to the KAM to get an approval for this and once the approval
is given, the serial is transferred to the different account and the
20 TVU’s moves back to Tally.Server 9.
In this case, while Tally Care is helping the
customer in moving Tally.Server 9 to a different account, system will
show the message that there are free TVU’s linked to a serial in the
account and the same will be moved back to Tally.Server 9. Once the
message is accepted by the Tally care team, 20 TVU’s will be moved
back to Tally.Server 9.
Your Tally.ERP 9 Silver license entitles you to
use one TVU pack for free. If you need more than one, you have to
upgrade to Tally.ERP 9 Gold license, and purchase additional TVU packs.
Tally.ERP 9 Gold has the capability to support 999 TVU packs.
As a customer of TSPL, you can host your Tally.ERP
9 application on a cloud as needed for your business. You can purchase
Tally.ERP 9 license from any of the Tally Partners or directly from
TSPL. To access Tally.ERP 9 from anywhere, you will be entitled to
few free TVU packs depending upon the Tally.ERP 9 license (Gold -
10/Silver - 1). For Gold license, for additional users (beyond 10),
you need to buy additional TVU packs.
The speed of Tally over a virtual environment
will depend on your network and environment. In any case, for support,
you can contact your Tally Partner or TallyCare. Performance and connectivity
issues will be handled on a case to case basis
Yes. If access rights are defined for each user
in Tally.ERP 9 at the company level using security control, each Tally
Virtual User will get the relevant access. Contact your system admin
for all virtual environment-related access rights.
Tally.ERP 9 license version will be considered
as the base product, and hence the TVU pack will need to be configured
accordingly. Since it is an Indian license, it will have India TVU
pack irrespective of the country it is getting operated from.
TVU and Remote Access are different from a data
access perspective. Using Remote Access, multiple users get access
to a single data set. When using TVU pack for RDP access, multiple
users can access the same licence and multiple data sets.
Also, Remote Access comes with default entitlements
and is part of the TSS package. You need an Educational version of
Tally.ERP 9 on the local computer.
When using TVU pack, you can use any third-party
tool to access your Tally.ERP 9 in a virtualised environment.
TVU pack price includes only the license cost.
Infrastructure & deployment costs are not included, and these
depend on the type of deployment and infrastructure you choose.
TVU is a licensing statement and does not impact
the TDL customisations. However, it is good to check with your TDL
customisation partner on the validity of the TDLs in virtualised deployments
(such as Windows Thin Client, RDP, Citrix, cloud, etc.) that you choose.
The cost of one TVU pack is
India
(Rs.100/- per user per month plus taxes)
Outside
India
(SAARC - $6 per user per month plus taxes, Other International
Regions- $7.5 per user per month plus taxes) billed annually
You can upgrade 50 Tally.ERP 9 Silver user licenses
to TVU packs and link it to the Gold license at HO. However, the upgraded
licenses will become inactive and cannot be used in future. TVU packs
received in lieu of upgraded licenses will be valid until the lifetime
of Tally.ERP 9.
Additional TVU packs can be procured at the rate
India
(Rs.100/- per user per
month plus taxes)
Outside India
(SAARC - $6 per user per month plus taxes, Other International Regions-
$7.5 per user per month plus taxes) billed annually.
TVU pack is not a service. Tally Virtual User
(TVU) pack is an instance of accessing Tally.ERP 9 over a virtualised
environment through tools like Windows RDP, Windows thin Client, Citrix,
or similar technologies.
Data security is not limited to that of Tally.ERP
9 data. There are three separate agents responsible for data security.
One agent is the owner of the business, and how he configures IT systems
for the company. Second is Tally.ERP 9 and the security features built-in.
And third is the virtual environment provider and the levels of security
built-in.
An important point to note here is that a multiuser
(MU) installation with remote connections will require good IT administration
skills, including knowledge of firewalls, security protocols, data
encryption, and so on, from the side of the implementation partner.
Data security is not limited to that of Tally.ERP
9 data. There are three separate agents responsible for data security.
One agent is the owner of the business, and how you configure IT systems
for your company. Second is Tally.ERP 9 and the security features
built-in. And third is the virtual environment provider and the levels
of security built-in.
An important point to note here is that a multiuser
(MU) installation with remote connections will require good IT administration
skills, including knowledge of firewalls, security protocols, data
encryption, and so on, from the side of the implementation partner.
You need to understand the security aspects from the implementation
partner.
