Create a software user license entitlement for the legacy Software Asset Management plugin

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title: Create a software user license entitlement for the legacy Software Asset Management plugin
description: You can entitle a user to use one of your software licenses.
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product: Software Asset Management
classification: software-asset-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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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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# Create a software user license entitlement for the legacy Software Asset Management plugin

You can entitle a user to use one of your software licenses.

## Before you begin

Role required: asset

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Asset** > **Software** > **User License Entitlements** and create a new record \(see table for field descriptions\).

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Display name|Read-only. Name used in record lists.|
    |Assigned to|User of the entitlement token.|
    |Licensed by|License granting this token.|
    |Cached|Read-only. Internal flag set and used by software counters logic.|

2.  Click **Submit**.


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