Create entitlements for Citrix

Software entitlements enable you to define license details that are matched to software models. You can add an entitlement individually or import a list from a spreadsheet.

Before you begin

Role required: sam_user or sam_admin. The sam_admin role is required to import entitlements.

Important:

You can create and import entitlements in both the Software Asset Management classic application and the Software Asset Workspace. The following steps provide details on how to create entitlements in the Software Asset Management classic application. For details on how to create entitlements in the Software Asset Workspace, see Create entitlements in workspace. For details on how to import entitlements in the Software Asset Workspace, see Import bulk entitlements in workspace.

Before you can create a software entitlement, create a software model.

About this task

Manage available software and tie software installations (software being used) with entitlements (software owned) using software models. Create software models for all software to be monitored.

Note:

Users with the model_manager role can navigate to Product Catalog > Product Model > Software Models but can’t administer all aspects of software models.

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Asset > Portfolios > Software Entitlement and select New.

   For a detailed description of the fields related to all entitlements, see Create entitlements in Software Asset Management classic.

   Table 1. Software Entitlement form

   Field	Description
   License Metric	License metric for the license group that the software license is counted against when reconciliation is run. For detailed of the license metrics, see Software license metrics.

2. To set upgrade or downgrade entitlements, select the new software entitlement record from the Software Entitlements list.
   For a detailed description on how to complete additional configurations for software entitlements, see Create entitlements in Software Asset Management classic.
3. Select Submit.
   Your entitlement is added to the software entitlements list.

What to do next

Run software reconciliation on your licenses.