Link consumption rules to entitlements

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After you've created a consumption rule, you must link the rule to one or more entitlements.

Before you begin

Consumption rules aren't supported for the following license metrics:

IBM RVUs
IBM UVUs
Workday
Employee

The Entitlement Consumption Rules related list on the entitlement form doesn’t appear for these license metrics.

Role required: sam_user

Procedure

Navigate to Software Asset Workspace > License operations.
Open the entitlement to which you want to link the consumption rule.
Select the Entitlement Consumption Rules related list.
Select New.

The Create New Entitlement Consumption Rule page opens.

On the form, fill in the fields.

Field	Description
Software entitlement	The software entitlement to which you’re linking the consumption rule.
Consumption rule	The consumption rule that you want to link this entitlement to.
License pool	License pool associated to the consumption rule. A license pool is a reservation of rights for a group entity defined on a consumption rule.

Select Save,

The consumption rule appears in the Entitlement Consumption Rules related list.

What to do next

For details on how the system evaluates a linked consumption rule against software installations, see Consumption rule evaluation.

Parent Topic:Using Software Asset Workspace

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title: Link consumption rules to entitlements
description: After you've created a consumption rule, you must link the rule to one or more entitlements.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-asset-management/software-asset-management/link-consumption-rules.html
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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# Link consumption rules to entitlements

After you've created a consumption rule, you must link the rule to one or more entitlements.

## Before you begin

Consumption rules aren't supported for the following license metrics:

- IBM RVUs
- IBM UVUs
- Workday
- Employee

The Entitlement Consumption Rules related list on the entitlement form doesn’t appear for these license metrics.

Role required: sam\_user

## Procedure

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

2. Open the entitlement to which you want to link the consumption rule.

3. Select the Entitlement Consumption Rules related list.

4. Select **New**.

The Create New Entitlement Consumption Rule page opens.

5. On the form, fill in the fields.

|Field|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|**Software entitlement**|The software entitlement to which you’re linking the consumption rule.|
|**Consumption rule**|The consumption rule that you want to link this entitlement to.|
|**License pool**|License pool associated to the consumption rule. A license pool is a reservation of rights for a group entity defined on a consumption rule.|

6. Select **Save**,

The consumption rule appears in the Entitlement Consumption Rules related list.

## What to do next

For details on how the system evaluates a linked consumption rule against software installations, 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)