Edit a software discovery model using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin
You can edit only the Software model field and Approved check box on the legacy Software Asset Management (com.snc.software_asset_management) plugin Software Discovery Models form.
Before you begin
Role required: sam
About this task
If the information automatically added to the Software model field is incorrect, you can change to an existing model or create a new one.
None of the software discovery model records are approved when they are created. You must approve them manually after you have reviewed them for accuracy or normalized them. If the automatically generated software model is correct, approve the model.
Procedure
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Navigate to All > Software Asset > Reconciliation > Discovery models.
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Click an entry in the Publisher column.
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Select Approved.
[Omitted image "SAMNormalization.png"] Alt text: SAM approval
Parent Topic:Software discovery models in the legacy Software Asset Management plugin
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title: Edit a software discovery model using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin
description: You can edit only the Software model field and Approved check box on the legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin Software Discovery Models form.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-service-management/software-asset-management/t\_EditingASoftwareDiscoveryModel.html
release: australia
product: Software Asset Management
classification: software-asset-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Software discovery models in the legacy Software Asset Management plugin, Legacy Software Asset Management plugin, ITSM Software Asset Management, Asset Management common applications, IT Service Management]
---
# Edit a software discovery model using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin
You can edit only the **Software model** field and **Approved** check box on the legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin Software Discovery Models form.
## Before you begin
Role required: sam
## About this task
If the information automatically added to the **Software model** field is incorrect, you can change to an existing model or create a new one.
None of the software discovery model records are approved when they are created. You must approve them manually after you have reviewed them for accuracy or normalized them. If the automatically generated software model is correct, approve the model.
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **Software Asset** > **Reconciliation** > **Discovery models**.
2. Click an entry in the **Publisher** column.
3. Select **Approved**.
\[Omitted image "SAMNormalization.png"\] Alt text: SAM approval
**Parent Topic:**[Software discovery models in the legacy Software Asset Management plugin](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/software-asset-management/c_UsingSoftwareDiscoveryModels.md)
| title | Edit a software discovery model using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin |
| description | You can edit only the Software model field and Approved check box on the legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin Software Discovery Models form. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-service-management/software-asset-management/t\_EditingASoftwareDiscoveryModel.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Software Asset Management |
| classification | software-asset-management |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Software discovery models in the legacy Software Asset Management pluginLegacy Software Asset Management pluginITSM Software Asset ManagementAsset Management common applicationsIT Service Management |