Manually Creating a Licensed Software Record

Jamf Pro Documentation 11.16.0
Solution
Application
Content Type
Technical Documentation
Utilities & Services
version
11.16.0
ft:locale
en-US
vrm_version
11.16.0
Requirements

To create a licensed software record based on SWID tags, the software you want to track must have a SWID tag associated with it and the SWID tag must be in the Jamf Pro database.

Note:

Jamf Pro collects SWID tags from a computer each time the computer submits inventory. SWID tags are not listed in a computer’s inventory information in Jamf Pro, but they are stored in the Jamf Pro database for use with licensed software.

  1. In Jamf Pro, click Computers in the sidebar.
  2. Click Licensed Software in the sidebar.
  3. Click New.
  4. Use the General pane to configure basic settings for the licensed software record.

    To enable email notifications, select the Send email notification on violation checkbox.

  5. Click the Licenses tab and add license and purchasing information:
    1. Click Add.
    2. Specify information about the license, including the license type and license count.
    3. (Optional) Click the Purchasing Information tab and enter purchasing information.
    4. (Optional) Click the Attachments tab and click Upload Attachment to upload an attachment.
    5. Click Save .
    6. Repeat steps a through e to add more license and purchasing information as needed.
  6. Click the Software Definitions tab.
  7. To specify software definitions based on applications, fonts, and plug-ins, do the following:
    1. Choose “Applications, Fonts, and Plug-ins” from the Software Definitions pop-up menu.
    2. Click Add for the item you want to add.
    3. Specify a name, connector (“is” or “like”), and version number using the fields and pop-up menu provided.
    4. Click Save .
    5. Repeat steps a through d to specify additional software definitions as needed.

      The items you added are displayed in a list.

  8. To specify software definitions based on SWID tags, do the following:
    1. Choose "Software ID Tags" from the Software Definitions pop-up menu.
    2. Browse for and choose a reg ID.
    3. Add a SWID tag by clicking Add. Then browse for and choose the SWID tag you want to add. To add another SWID tag, click Save and repeat this step.
    4. Select the activation statuses you want to include in the software definitions.
    5. Click Save .
  9. To view a list of computers that have the licenses in use, click View Matches.
    Note:

    This button is only displayed if the licenses associated with the record are in use on managed computers.