Create and manage a subscription license using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read t_CreateManageSubscriptionLicense.md

Use the legacy Software Asset Management (com.snc.software_asset_management) plugin to create subscription licenses and manage the information as it changes.

Before you begin

Role required: contract_manager

Procedure

Navigate to All > Contract > Contracts > Software Licenses and click New.
Select Subscription from the Agreement type list.
Complete the Contract form, right-click the header, and select Save.
In the Assets Covered related list, click New.
In Asset, select the software covered by the contract.
In Date added, select the date the software license was added to the contract.

The date can be in the past, the present, or the future.
In Date removed, select the date asset was, or will be, removed from the contract.
Click Submit.
Navigate to All > Software Asset > Reconciliation > Software Counters.
Click the software specified in step 5.
Click Count Licenses.

The licenses are listed under Software Counter Results.

Parent Topic:Software licenses in the legacy Software Asset Management plugin

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title: Create and manage a subscription license using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin
description: Use the legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin to create subscription licenses and manage the information as it changes.
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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 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 and manage a subscription license using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin

Use the legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin to create subscription licenses and manage the information as it changes.

## Before you begin

Role required: contract\_manager

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **All** &gt; **Contract** &gt; **Contracts** &gt; **Software Licenses** and click **New**.

2. Select **Subscription** from the **Agreement type** list.

3. Complete the **Contract** form, right-click the header, and select **Save**.

4. In the **Assets Covered** related list, click **New**.

5. In **Asset**, select the software covered by the contract.

6. In **Date added**, select the date the software license was added to the contract.

The date can be in the past, the present, or the future.

7. In **Date removed**, select the date asset was, or will be, removed from the contract.

8. Click **Submit**.

9. Navigate to **All** &gt; **Software Asset** &gt; **Reconciliation** &gt; **Software Counters**.

10. Click the software specified in step 5.

11. Click **Count Licenses**.

The licenses are listed under **Software Counter Results**.

**Parent Topic:**[Software licenses in the legacy Software Asset Management plugin](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-service-management/software-asset-management/c_SoftwareLicenses.md)