Software Licensing

Software licensing and Software Asset Management (SAM) are now covered in the dedicated Software Asset Management Guide.

That guide covers software recognition, the licensing position calculation, license records, the software catalog, allocation, downgrade rules, and day-to-day SAM operations in depth.

Quick links into the SAM Guide

• Recognition — how discovered titles are classified, including unrecognized software handling and software updates
• Software Catalog — defining software products and titles
• Software Licenses — creating license records, agreements, OEM, subscriptions, upgrades, downgrade rights
• Licensing Position — running the calculation, reading the report, compliance status
• Allocation — assigning computers to specific licenses
• Daily Tasks — looking up software installed on a computer