ASDK 8.8.1 does not find Software Management License

[JanTorsten Hobohm]

Hi,

I have an ASDK script that allows me to create task, filters, targets and policies.

While trying to initialize Software Delivery Policy Management via

        set softwareDeliveryPolicyManagement = CreateObject("Altiris.ASDK.SWM.SoftwareDeliveryPolicyManagement")
        softwareDeliveryPolicyManagement.TargetServer = strServer
        softwareDeliveryPolicyManagement.Protocol = "HTTPS"
        softwareDeliveryPolicyManagement.Port = "443"
        'softwareDeliveryPolicyManagement.Authenticate()
        softwareDeliveryPolicyManagement.CreateLocalInstance()

I get an error message, there is no valid license for Software management

    18.05.2026 12:32:52  Unhaldeled error -2146233088 occured.
    18.05.2026 12:32:52  Altiris.ASDK.SWM.COM:

        Failed to find assembly Altiris.ASDK.SWM, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,  PublicKeyToken=cada0fbf7e0ab722 or

        type Altiris.ASDK.SWM.SoftwareTasksManagementLib.

        Exception: Unable to check for license 'ad3f5980-d9e9-11d3-a318-0008c7a09198'.

        Error: 'Object reference not set to an instance of an object.'.

    18.05.2026 12:32:52  Aborting Execution!

This script is working for years now, but after installing a new server 8.8.1, it does not find the license, which I have.

Could you please check this?

Thanks.

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[AlexTH]

Hi Jan,

Looks like issue may not related to license, but script unable to find correct references in GAC.

Can you check that "Altiris.ASDK.SWM" and it redirection policies exist in "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL"

And also it will be good to check if any related errors appeared in Log during installation.

Also you can try some sample scripts from "<Altiris NS folder>\Altiris ASDK\Samples", if those will work, or also raises some errors.

Thanks

AlexTH

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[JanTorsten Hobohm]

Hi Alex,

thank you for your ideas.

The good things are, SIM shows no errors. Wasn't here a log for each MSI? The logs only show the web part.

The DLL exists in "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Altiris.ASDK.SWM"

There is a sample script "D:\Altiris\Altiris ASDK\Samples\Software Management\vbs\policymanagement.vbs"

Starting the script gives me the same error.

    PS D:\Altiris\Altiris ASDK\Samples\Software Management\vbs> cscript policymanagement.vbs
    Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 10.0
    Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    No argument passed, using assembly
    Using the local assembly
    D:\Altiris\Altiris ASDK\Samples\Software Management\vbs\policymanagement.vbs(35, 2) Altiris.ASDK.SWM.COM:

    Failed to find assembly Altiris.ASDK.SWM, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cada0fbf7e0ab722 or

    type Altiris.ASDK.SWM.SoftwareDeliveryPolicyManagementLib.

    Exception: Unable to check for license 'ad3f5980-d9e9-11d3-a318-0008c7a09198'.  

    Error: 'Object reference not set to an instance of an object.'.

Thanks,

Jan

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[JanTorsten Hobohm]

Found the installation log files in localappdata of the application identity :)

• symantec_asdkcomcombine_8_5_x86.msi_Install.log
• symantec_asdkcomcombine_8_8_1_x64.msi_Install.log
• symantec_asdkservercombine_8_8_1_x64.msi_Install.log

I can not see an error, no custom action failed, no rollback, everthing fine. RC=0.

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[JanTorsten Hobohm]

Found it...

Every object can be initialized

• ItemManagement
• FilterManagement 
• ScopingManagement 
• SoftwareTasksManagement 
• ResourceManagement 
• SoftwareComponentManagement 
• SoftwarePackageManagement 
• SoftwareCommandLineManagement 
• InventoryRuleManagement 
• etc

but not

• SoftwareDeliveryPolicyManagement

if I don't RUN THE SCRIPT WITH ELEVATED RIGHT.

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