Review a software reclamation rule
- UpdatedJul 31, 2025
- 2 minutes to read
- Zurich
- IT Asset Management
Use reclamation rules to cancel user subscriptions that have limited to no activity.
Before you begin
Role required: sam_admin
About this task
When you create a direct integration profile or connect an SSO application, a reclamation rule is automatically created for the software. It's important that you review the reclamation rule to verify that it meets your specifications. For more information about the reclamation rules for each application, see Reclamation rules and Reclamation rules for Microsoft 365 integration.
For SSO subscriptions, the reclamation rule checks for user logins.
Procedure
What to do next
View the reclamation candidates that are identified by your reclamation rule and start reclaiming user subscriptions.
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