Add a custom software product in Software Asset Management Core UI
If a software product does not exist in the Software Library, you can add a custom product. Custom products enable you to normalize and account for homegrown software, or software that is not yet part of the Software Library.
Before you begin
Role required: sam_admin
About this task
The product and publisher combination is used during discovery model normalization. If the custom product exists, a message is shown.
Procedure
- Navigate to All > Software Asset > Administration > Custom Products and create a record (see table for field descriptions).
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Publisher of the custom software product. If it does not exist, a new one can be created on the Publisher field Companies lookup list. |
| Product | Name of the custom software product. |
| Subscription software | Option that indicates that the software has a subscription. |
| Product type | Product type of the custom software product.- Child: A subcomponent of main software \(not licensable\). - Driver: A software product that controls a device. - Licensable: A software product that is licensable. - Not Licensable: A software product that is not licensable. - Patch: A software product designed to update, fix, or improve an existing computer program. - Unknown: A software product that is unknown. |
| Product classification | Official UNSPSC classification. |
| Exclude from content service | Option that excludes the custom product details from being shared with Software Asset Management Content Service if opted in. |
| Active | Option that indicates the rule is active. |
Parent Topic:Using Software Asset Management Core UI