For each software application you want to track licenses for, you must create a licensed software record in Jamf Pro. These records allow you to store the number of licenses owned and the software titles that count toward each license (called “software definitions”). They also allow you to store detailed license and purchasing information in Jamf Pro and determine whether a license supersedes or is superseded by another license in Jamf Pro.
Each time a computer submits inventory to Jamf Pro, the software titles on the computer are compared to the software definitions in each record. If they match, the computer counts toward the number of licenses in use.
There are several ways to create a licensed software record in Jamf Pro. You can manually create the record, use a licensed software template available in Jamf Pro, or upload a licensed software template. All licensed software templates have predefined software definitions.
Software definitions can be based on one of two items: the name and version number of each application, font, and plug-in, or the software identification (SWID) tags associated with each software title.