Link consumption rules to entitlements

After you've created a consumption rule, you must link the rule to one or more entitlements.

Before you begin

Consumption rules aren't supported for the following license metrics:

• IBM RVUs
• IBM UVUs
• Workday
• Employee

The Entitlement Consumption Rules related list on the entitlement form doesn’t appear for these license metrics.

Role required: sam_user

Procedure

1. Navigate to Software Asset Workspace > License operations.
2. Open the entitlement to which you want to link the consumption rule.
3. Select the Entitlement Consumption Rules related list.
4. Select New.
   The Create New Entitlement Consumption Rule page opens.
5. On the form, fill in the fields.

   Field	Description
   Software entitlement	The software entitlement to which you’re linking the consumption rule.
   Consumption rule	The consumption rule that you want to link this entitlement to.
   License pool	License pool associated to the consumption rule. A license pool is a reservation of rights for a group entity defined on a consumption rule.

6. Select Save,
   The consumption rule appears in the Entitlement Consumption Rules related list.