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title: Get started with Basic Software Asset Management
description: Get started with Basic Software Asset Management to optimize management of software installations in your environment.
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product: Software Asset Management Foundation plugin
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# Get started with Basic Software Asset Management

Get started with Basic Software Asset Management to optimize management of software installations in your environment.

## Before you begin

Role required: sam\_admin

## About this task

After you have [Setting up Basic Software Asset Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/software-asset-management-foundation-plugin/t_SAMSetupSAMF.md), get started by completing these steps for basic configuration.

## Procedure

1.  Create a software model for common software, such as Microsoft Office 2013.

2.  Create a basic per-user or per-device entitlement for the software.

3.  After discovery of software installed, run reconciliation to reconcile software rights owned against software installed, with respect to discovery and software entitlements.

4.  View reconciliation results that show the compliance status of your software products.


## What to do next

Depending on the compliance status of your software installations, you can choose to optimize your environment further.

**Parent Topic:**[Setting up Basic Software Asset Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/software-asset-management-foundation-plugin/t_SAMSetupSAMF.md)