Sean,

Yes, the Software Asset Management Professional for Oracle (com.snc.samp.oracle) plugin is required for the Oracle option extension for windows to be installed.

Additional details:

• You can request the plugin be installed through the Now Support Service Portal.
• When the plugin is installed, it won't be visible in the plugin list - even after activation. To validate if the plugin is installed, you can enter xmlstats.do at the end of the instance URL and com.snc.samp.oracle will show up as follows:

• More details on the Software Asset Management plugins at:  Request Software Asset Management.
• The plugin also adds additional attributes in the Oracle Options [samp_oracle_options] table that are populated by the extension section: Licensable, Currently used, First usage date, Last usage date, Last sample date, Detected usage, and Sample interval.