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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Legacy Software Asset Management plugin setup process

To get started with the legacy Software Asset Management (com.snc.software_asset_management) plugin, you need to identify and discover software owned, create software models, create license records, and configure software counters.

To get started with the legacy Software Asset Management (com.snc.software_asset_management) plugin, perform the following:

  • Identify the software that your organization owns using one of the following methods:
    • Use Discovery to identify currently owned software and begin working with the legacy Software Asset Management (com.snc.software_asset_management) plugin.
    • Identify and add the software manually or with a third-party tool.
  • Make the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) accurate.

    Clean up information in CMDB. At first, focus on your top 10-20 software vendors.

  • Create software models.

    Create software models for all of the software that your organization wants to monitor. Software models can also be imported from another source, such as a Discovery application, an existing data set of software licenses, or a third-party source.

  • Create software license records.

    Create software license records for all of the software that your organization owns. This information can also be based on information from a purchasing source or imported as a spreadsheet.

  • Configure software counters.

    Configure software counters to view your organization's software compliance levels for all of your software.

Parent Topic:Legacy Software Asset Management plugin

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