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title: Entitle a license to a user or location using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin
description: Use the legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin to entitle a license to an individual user.
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release: australia
product: Software Asset Management
classification: software-asset-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Software license entitlements for the legacy Software Asset Management plugin, 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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# Entitle a license to a user or location using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin

Use the legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin to entitle a license to an individual user.

## Before you begin

Role required: sam

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Software Asset** > **Software Licenses**.

2.  Click an **Asset tag**, or click **New** to create a new software license.

3.  In the **User Entitlements** related list, perform one of the following actions.

    -   Double-click in **Assigned to** to entitle the license to a specific user.
    -   Double-click in **Location** to entitle the license to a specific location, such as a city or building.
4.  Set the **Assigned to condition** to require that every user given this license meets the specified conditions.

    Only people in a certain region can be assigned this software license

5.  Click **Update**.


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