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title: License management with the legacy Software Asset Management plugin
description: The legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin allows asset managers to track and organize the number of licenses available to the organization.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-service-management/software-asset-management/c\_ManageSoftwareLicenses.html
release: australia
product: Software Asset Management
classification: software-asset-management
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Software licenses in the legacy Software Asset Management plugin, Legacy Software Asset Management plugin, ITSM Software Asset Management, Asset Management common applications, IT Service Management]
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# License management with the legacy Software Asset Management plugin

The legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin allows asset managers to track and organize the number of licenses available to the organization.

Software licenses are based on [models](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/product-catalog/c_Models.md) that you create to organize software licenses in meaningful ways. Different [license calculation types](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/software-asset-management/r_LicenseCalculationTypes.md) determine how software is counted.

Software licenses can also be associated with a contract which enables a company to cover software licenses for multiple assets or users. You can manage and track software contracts using the [Contract Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/contract-management/c_ContractManagement.md) application.

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