Create consumption rules

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read create-consumption-rule.md

Create consumption rules to restrict license consumption to certain entities within your organization.

Before you begin

Role required: sam_user

Procedure

Navigate to Software Asset Workspace > License operations > Consumption rules.
Select New.

The Create New Consumption Rule page opens.

On the form, fill in the fields.

Field	Description
Display name	Name of the consumption rule.
Company	The subsidiary company for which the consumption rule is created.
Cost center	The cost center within a company for which the consumption rule is created.
Country	The country for which the consumption rule is created.
Department	The department for which the consumption rule is created.
Region	The region for which the consumption rule is created.
Company children	Select to include the children of the company.
Department children	Select to include the children of the department.
Cost center children	Select to include the children of the Cost center.

Select Save.

The new consumption rule appears in the Consumption rules list view. You must link this rule to one or many entitlements. For details on how the system evaluates a linked consumption rule, see Consumption rule evaluation.

Parent Topic:Using Software Asset Workspace

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title: Create consumption rules
description: Create consumption rules to restrict license consumption to certain entities within your organization.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Software Asset Management
classification: software-asset-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Using Software Asset Workspace, Software Asset Management, IT Asset Management, Asset Management]
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# Create consumption rules

Create consumption rules to restrict license consumption to certain entities within your organization.

## Before you begin

Role required: sam\_user

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Software Asset Workspace** &gt; **License operations** &gt; **Consumption rules**.

2.  Select **New**.

    The Create New Consumption Rule page opens.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |**Display name**|Name of the consumption rule.|
    |**Company**|The subsidiary company for which the consumption rule is created.|
    |**Cost center**|The cost center within a company for which the consumption rule is created.|
    |**Country**|The country for which the consumption rule is created.|
    |**Department**|The department for which the consumption rule is created.|
    |**Region**|The region for which the consumption rule is created.|
    |**Company children**|Select to include the children of the company.|
    |**Department children**|Select to include the children of the department.|
    |**Cost center children**|Select to include the children of the Cost center.|

4.  Select **Save**.

    The new consumption rule appears in the Consumption rules list view. You must [link this rule](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/software-asset-management/link-consumption-rules.md) to one or many entitlements. For details on how the system evaluates a linked consumption rule, see [Consumption rule evaluation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/software-asset-management/consumption-rule-evaluation.md).


**Parent Topic:**[Using Software Asset Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/software-asset-management/using-sam-workspace.md)