Create group allocations
Create group allocations to allocate licenses to all the members of the assignment group.
Before you begin
Role required: sam_admin or sam_user
About this task
The SAM Manager can add a group allocation record for a software model with valid software entitlement records to create a user allocation for the group members.
Note: Licenses are allocated to the group members based on the number of unallocated licenses available for the software entitlement.
Procedure
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Navigate to Software Asset Workspace > License operations > Software model.
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Select Group Allocations.
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Select New.
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On the Create New Group Allocations form, fill in the fields.
For a description of the field values, see Group allocations fields.
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Select Save.
Result
- User allocation records are created for the members of the assignment group and listed in the User Allocations tab.
- The group allocation record is saved in the Group Allocations [alm_entitlement_group] table.
What to do next
View the user allocations list by navigating to any of the following paths:
- Navigate to the User Allocations within the group allocation record.
- Navigate to Software Asset Workspace > License operations > Licensing > Software models and select a software model record. Select the User Allocations tab.
- Navigate to Software Asset Workspace > License operations > Licensing > Software models and select a software model record. Select the Software Entitlements tab and select a software entitlement record. Select the User Allocations tab.
Parent Topic:Using Software Asset Workspace
Related topics
---
title: Create group allocations
description: Create group allocations to allocate licenses to all the members of the assignment group.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-asset-management/software-asset-management/create-group-allocations.html
release: brazil
product: Software Asset Management
classification: software-asset-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [group allocation, create group allocation]
breadcrumb: [Using Software Asset Workspace, Software Asset Management, IT Asset Management, Asset Management]
---
# Create group allocations
Create group allocations to allocate licenses to all the members of the assignment group.
## Before you begin
Role required: sam\_admin or sam\_user
## About this task
The SAM Manager can add a group allocation record for a software model with valid software entitlement records to create a user allocation for the group members.
**Note:** Licenses are allocated to the group members based on the number of unallocated licenses available for the software entitlement.
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **Software Asset Workspace** > **License operations** > **Software model**.
2. Select **Group Allocations**.
3. Select **New**.
4. On the Create New Group Allocations form, fill in the fields.
For a description of the field values, see [Group allocations fields](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-asset-management/software-asset-management/group-allocation-fields.md).
5. Select **Save**.
## Result
- User allocation records are created for the members of the assignment group and listed in the **User Allocations** tab.
- The group allocation record is saved in the Group Allocations \[alm\_entitlement\_group\] table.
## What to do next
View the user allocations list by navigating to any of the following paths:
- Navigate to the **User Allocations** within the group allocation record.
- Navigate to **Software Asset Workspace** > **License operations** > **Licensing** > **Software models** and select a software model record. Select the **User Allocations** tab.
- Navigate to **Software Asset Workspace** > **License operations** > **Licensing** > **Software models** and select a software model record. Select the **Software Entitlements** tab and select a software entitlement record. Select the **User Allocations** tab.
**Parent Topic:**[Using Software Asset Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-asset-management/software-asset-management/using-sam-workspace.md)
**Related topics**
[Allocating licenses to a user group](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-asset-management/software-asset-management/group-user-allocation.md)
[Group allocations fields](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-asset-management/software-asset-management/group-allocation-fields.md)
| title | Create group allocations |
| description | Create group allocations to allocate licenses to all the members of the assignment group. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-asset-management/software-asset-management/create-group-allocations.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | Software Asset Management |
| classification | software-asset-management |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| keywords | group allocationcreate group allocation |
| breadcrumb | Using Software Asset WorkspaceSoftware Asset ManagementIT Asset ManagementAsset Management |