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title: Software contracts for the legacy Software Asset Management plugin
description: A software contract is a binding agreement between the owner of a software product and a buyer. The contract enables the buyer to use the software legally.
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product: Software Asset Management
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# Software contracts for the legacy Software Asset Management plugin

A software contract is a binding agreement between the owner of a software product and a buyer. The contract enables the buyer to use the software legally.

You can use the Contract Management application to create contracts for software that is tracked and managed through the legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin. When you create a new software contract, you can specify that the contract is an enterprise or subscription license.

-   **[Create software contracts for the legacy Software Asset Management plugin](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/software-asset-management/t_CreatingSoftwareContracts.md)**  
You can create binding agreements that enable buyers to legally use software that is tracked and managed through the legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin.

**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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