Asset Management Suite

Out of the box, Asset Management Suite 7.0 requires you to create a software purchase and then find and edit a corresponding software license to create the association.  There is a much easier way to link software purchase to software license.  It requires a onetime modification to the Resource Setting for Resource Associations.

1. Go to Setting > All Settings
    
2. Drilldown to Service and Asset Management > Resource and Data Class Settings > Resource Associations > Contract Association Types
    
3. Select Software Purchases
    
4. Check the second box under Enable Editing From

5. Change the pull-down for that line to Resource Association Picker for Asset.

6. Click Apply

Now when you create a new software purchase, you will have a field to set the software license association. 

• The name of the association will be a bit confusing because it will say “Software Purchase (Reverse)”.  You cannot change this because the association ships with the product. 
• Also, be cautious to only select one software license though the field will allow multiple software licenses to be selected. 
• Lastly, the Software Purchase (global) view will not by default show the new association on the edit screen.  Use the Show all fields or Manage views and add the reverse association to the view.

Now as you create your software purchase record you can pick a software license to associate it to without having to leave the editor.