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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Create software models for SAP

Create software models to record SAP product information.

Before you begin

Role required: sam_user

Important: You can create software models in both the Software Asset Management classic application and the Software Asset Workspace. The following steps provide details on creating software models in the Software Asset Management classic application. For details on creating software models in the Software Asset Workspace, see Create a software model in the Software Asset Workspace.

About this task

Software models are automatically created for engines and license metrics that are pulled from your SAP systems. You can manually create additional software models for SAP products as needed.

The following steps describe information that is specific to SAP. For general instructions on creating software models, see Create software models in Software Asset Management Core UI.

Procedure

Navigate to All > Product Catalog > Product Models > Software Models and select New.
On the form, fill in the fields.

Note: Only the fields that are specific to SAP software models are shown below. For detailed descriptions of all software model fields, see Software model fields.

Field	Description
Named user type	SAP named user type. Note: This field appears only when Named Users is selected from the Product field.
Price List	Software group that corresponds to the named user type.Note: This field appears only when Named Users is selected from the Product field.
SAP license metric	License metric that is used to calculate license consumption for an engine. Examples of license metrics are number of employees or number of contracts.Note: This field appears only when an SAP engine is selected from the Product field.
Is relevant	Some SAP engines don't require additional licensing. Select the check box if the engine requires additional licensing. Software models with Is relevant set to false will always be considered compliant by reconciliation.Note: This field appears only when an SAP engine is selected from the Product field.
Threshold	Some SAP engines allow a certain amount of unlicensed usage before your licence position becomes not compliant. The threshold defines the allowed usage and is specific to each engine and license metric. If your engine usage exceeds your licensed amount but is less than the threshold value, the software model is still considered compliant by reconciliation.Note: This field appears only when an SAP engine is selected from the Product field.