Method and system for database licensing

A method for licensing a domain of a data store to a user, comprising:

• dividing the data store into a plurality of domains;
• assigning a different license number to each of the plurality of domains;
• and
• checking whether the user has a valid domain license with the assigned license number.

A method for allowing a third party application to access a data store without a license, comprising:

• assigning a license management tool feature name to the third party application;
• adding the license management tool feature name to a program in the data store;
• starting a session of the third party application;
• having the third party application call an embedded licensing application program interface;
• and
• verifying the license using the embedded licensing application program interface.

A computer readable medium for executing software instructions on a processor to perform:

• dividing a data sore into a plurality of domains;
• assigning a license number as an attribute to a domain;
• and
• determining whether a user has a valid license with the assigned license number to access the domain corresponding to the assigned license number.

A computer readable medium for executing software instructions on a processor for a third party licensing, wherein the software instructions comprise:

• assigning a license management tool feature name to a third party application;
• adding the license management tool feature name to a program in the data store;
• starting a session of the third party application;
• having the third party application call an embedded licensing application program interface;
• and
• checking the license using the embedded licensing application program interface.