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# Specify resource values for your custom license metrics

# Specify resource values for your custom license metrics {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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If you create a custom license metric based on resource values, specify the resource value for each software product that you want to calculate licensing requirements for.

## Before you begin

Role required: sam_user

## Procedure

1. Open the Resource Value \[samp_sw_resource_value\] table.
   * If you're using the Software Asset Workspace, open the License operations view. From the License operations view, navigate to Resource valueResource value.
   * If you're using the Software Asset Management classic application, navigate to AllSoftware AssetAdministrationResource Value.
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2. Select New.
3. On the form, fill in the fields.  
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   | Field | Description |
   |-|-|
   | Name | Name of the resource value. |
   | Software model | Software model of the software product that the resource value is associated with. |
   | Company | Company of the associated software product. |
   | Location | Physical location of the associated software product. |
   | Units consumed | Total number of resource value units that you are currently consuming of the associated software product. For example, if you are protecting 50 terabytes of data using a data protection software product, set the Units consumed field to <kbd class="ph userinput">50</kbd>. |
   | Department | Department that the associated software product is assigned to. |
   | Cost Center | Cost center that is financially responsible for the associated software product. |
   [Table 1. Resource Value form]

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4. Save the resource value.
   * If you're using the Software Asset Workspace, select Save.
   * If you're using the Software Asset Management classic application, select Submit.
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## Result

When subsequent reconciliations run, the Software Asset Management application determines the license compliance position of the associated software product by comparing the value of the Units consumed field against the value of the
corresponding Licenses required field in the License Metric Results \[samp_license_metric_result\] table.

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