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title: Determine where software is installed using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin
description: When using the legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin to determine where your software is installed, you must keep the following points in mind.
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# Determine where software is installed using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin

When using the legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin to determine where your software is installed, you must keep the following points in mind.

-   The software instance no longer contains discovered information. The information previously went to the Software Instance \[cmdb\_software\_instance\] table, but now goes to the Software Installation \[cmdb\_sam\_sw\_install\] table. Because the table has changed, you must change your transform maps to point to the new table.
-   Models identified by a discovery tool are linked to software models.
-   Use grouping to obtain more specific information from a software counter.
-   Software installations link a computer with a software model \(via a discovery model\).

A discovery tool places the data it obtains into the Software Installation \[cmdb\_sam\_sw\_install\] table. All of the information can be seen in the Software Installations list and the individual Software Installation forms. When a record is created, the system analyzes the Discovery Model table and identifies five key points.

-   Publisher
-   Display name
-   Prod ID
-   Version
-   Revision

-   **[Find software on the network using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/software-asset-management/t_FindingSoftwareOnTheNetwork.md)**  
After using a discovery tool, you can find a definitive list of all the software found on the network using the legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin.
-   **[Scan software installations with the system scheduler](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/software-asset-management/c_ScanSWInstWithSysSched.md)**  
The legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin adds a scheduled job for scanning software installations named **SAM License Counters** in **System Scheduler** > **Scheduled Jobs**.

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

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