Software Asset Management publisher pack for Microsoft

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated January 30, 2025
  • 1 minute to read

    • The Software Asset Management publisher pack for Microsoft helps you track your license compliance position using Microsoft licensing metrics.

    Important:
    To use the publisher pack, activate the Software Asset Management Professional for Microsoft plugin (com.snc.samp.microsoft).

    Microsoft offers a wide variety of products that span from database servers to subscription services. Each Microsoft product follows its own licensing model, which can make it hard to track your license compliance position. With the Software Asset Management publisher pack for Microsoft, you can accurately track your license compliance position for Microsoft products. Reconciliation identifies licenses that are out of compliance and provides a list of remediation options. For more information, see Software reconciliation for compliance.

    To learn more about Microsoft licensing models, see Microsoft licensing.

    Set up ServiceNow Discovery to identify Microsoft installations on your network. For more information, see Data collected by ITOM Visibility.

    Licensing models

    The Software Asset Management publisher pack for Microsoft supports the following licensing models.
    • Per User
    • Per Device
    • Per Core
    • Per Core (with CAL)
    • User CAL
    • Device CAL
    • Server (per instance)
    • Server (per server)
    • Per Processor
    • User Subscription
    • Software Assurance
    For more information, see Supported Microsoft license types.

    If a PPN with P+SA license type doesn't have a version assigned, a software model with the exact version is automatically set on a new entitlement and while importing entitlements from a Microsoft License Statement (MLS). This automatic action correctly applies Microsoft assurance benefits to an entitlement. For details on the upgrade history of an entitlement, navigate to Workspaces > Software Asset Workspace > License operations > Software entitlements > Upgrade history.

    The SAMP - Update generic PSA entitlements fix script automatically updates the existing P+SA entitlements with version as anything, with the specific version, and applies the appropriate licensing terms.