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title: Calculate software licenses using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin
description: Software calculations use license calculation types to determine how software licenses are counted in your organization.
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# Calculate software licenses using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin

Software calculations use license calculation types to determine how software licenses are counted in your organization.

You can use the default license types provided by the legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin or create new ones. To view the default types, navigate to **Software Asset** > **Reconciliation** > **License Calculations** and select a type. All fields in the default records are read-only.

|Field|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|Name|The name of the license type.|
|Query table|The table that is being used for data. Possible values are Software install and Software usage.|
|Count by|The calculation type by which the [license calculation type](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/software-asset-management/r_LicenseCalculationTypes.md) counts software licenses.|

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