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

# Create and manage a subscription license using the legacy Software Asset Management plugin {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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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 AllContractContractsSoftware 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. **Optional:** In Date removed, select the date asset was, or will be, removed from the contract.
8. Click Submit.
9. Navigate to AllSoftware AssetReconciliationSoftware Counters.
10. Click the software specified in step 5.
11. Click Count Licenses.  
    The licenses are listed under Software Counter Results.

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