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title: Identify a downgrade child from a software license record using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin
description: Use the legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin to identify a downgrade child from a software license record.
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release: australia
product: Software Asset Management
classification: software-asset-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Downgrade a license using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin, License upgrade and downgrade with 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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# Identify a downgrade child from a software license record using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin

Use the legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin to identify a downgrade child from a software license record.

## Before you begin

Role required: sam

## Procedure

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

2.  Select a license.

3.  Click **New** in the **Software Upgrade and Downgrades** related list.

4.  Select a software model from the list.

5.  Select the Start and End dates.

6.  Click **Submit**.

    **Note:** Downgrade children set on the software license applies specifically to that license. If a downgrade child is set on the software model, it applies to all licenses of that model.


**Parent Topic:**[Downgrade a license using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/software-asset-management/t_DowngradingALicense.md)