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title: Create and manage a subscription license using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin
description: Use the legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin to create subscription licenses and manage the information as it changes.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Create and manage a subscription license using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin

Use the legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin to create subscription licenses and manage the information as it changes.

## Before you begin

Role required: contract\_manager

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Contract** > **Contracts** > **Software Licenses** and click **New**.

2.  Select **Subscription** from the **Agreement type** list.

3.  Complete the **Contract** form, right-click the header, and select **Save**.

4.  In the **Assets Covered** related list, click **New**.

5.  In **Asset**, select the software covered by the contract.

6.  In **Date added**, select the date the software license was added to the contract.

    The date can be in the past, the present, or the future.

7.  In **Date removed**, select the date asset was, or will be, removed from the contract.

8.  Click **Submit**.

9.  Navigate to **All** > **Software Asset** > **Reconciliation** > **Software Counters**.

10. Click the software specified in step 5.

11. Click **Count Licenses**.

    The licenses are listed under **Software Counter Results**.


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