Use publisher add-on lifecycles in the Software Lifecycle Report
If you purchase an add-on or optional support for a software product, enable the Software Asset Management application to automatically update the life-cycle dates of that product with the extended life-cycle dates of the add-on or optional support. These updated life-cycle dates are populated in the Software Lifecycle Report [sam_sw_product_lifecycle_report] table.
Before you begin
Role required: sam_admin or sam_user
Procedure
Navigate to Workspaces > Software Asset Workspace.
From the Software Asset Workspace, open the License operations view.
From the navigation menu of the License operations view, navigate to Licensing > Publisher Add-On Lifecycles.
Select New.
On the form, fill in the fields.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Active | Option that indicates if the Software Asset Management application can update the life-cycles dates of the specified software product with the extended life-cycles dates of the add-on or optional support that you have purchased. |
| Domain | Domain in which the life-cycles dates are updated. |
| Product | Software product that you want to update the life-cycle dates for.Note: If you leave this field empty, the Software Asset Management application updates the life-cycle dates of every product with an add-on or optional support under the specified software publisher. |
| Publisher | Publisher of the software product that you want to update the life-cycle dates for. |
- Select Save.
Result
When the next SAM - Generate Software Lifecycle Report scheduled job runs, the Software Asset Management application uses life-cycle information from the Software Product Lifecycle [sam_sw_product_lifecycle] table to automatically update the life-cycle dates of the specified software product with the extended life-cycle dates of the add-on or optional support that you have purchased.
Parent Topic:Using Software Asset Workspace