Add a Software Asset Management Foundation plugin custom software product

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated June 11, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

    • You can add a custom product if a software product does not exist in the Software Library. Custom products enable you to normalize and account for homegrown software, or software that is not yet part of the Software Library.

    Before you begin

    Role required: sam_admin

    About this task

    The product and publisher combination is used during discovery model normalization. If the custom product already exists, a message is shown.

    Procedure

    Navigate to All > Software Asset > Administration > Custom Software Products and create a new record (see table for field descriptions).
    Table 1. Custom Software Product form
    Field Description
    Publisher Publisher of the custom software product. If it does not exist, a new one can be created on the Publisher field Companies lookup list.
    Product Name of the custom software product.
    Product type Product type of the custom software product.
    • Child: A subcomponent of main software (not licensable).
    • Driver: A software product that controls a device.
    • Licensable: A software product that is licensable.
    • Not Licensable: A software product that is not licensable.
    • Patch: A software product designed to update, fix, or improve an existing computer program.
    • Unknown: A software product that is unknown.
    Product classification Official UNSPSC classification.
    Active Check box for activating the rule.