<h2>How to exclude software installed on selected devices from Software Asset Management</h2><br/><div style="overflow-x:auto"><article><div ><h3 >Summary</h3><section><p style="padding-left: 40px;">To exclude software installed on selected devices from Software Asset Management, we need to use the following system property:</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><strong>Property: com.snc.samp.exclude_device_flag</strong></p></section></div><div ><h3 >Release</h3><section><p style="padding-left: 40px;">All Versions</p></section></div><div ><h3 >Instructions</h3><section><p style="padding-left: 40px;">1)This property is not a true/false property.<br />2)It is a string property.</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><strong>Property Functionality:</strong></p> <ol style="list-style-position: inside;"><li>On the cmdb_ci_hardware table, select a true/false column, for example: Exclude from SAM [u_exclude_from_sam].</li><li>Then we need to add the column name "<strong>u_exclude_from_sam</strong>" as a value in this property.</li><li>Then run "<strong>SAM — Adjust Installs for excluded CIs</strong>" scheduled job<br /><br />Example:<br /><strong>u_exclude_from_sam</strong> is a true/false field on cmdb_ci_hardware table, we should use "u_exclude_from_sam" as the value on the property<br /><br /><strong>Steps to Apply:</strong><br /><strong>1st</strong><br />[-]Navigate to Software Asset > system properties >All Properties.<br />[-]Delete the value from the property(<strong>com.snc.samp.exclude_device_flag</strong>)<br />[-]Select Save.<br />[-]Run the scheduled job (<strong>SAM — Adjust Installs for excluded CIs</strong>), the system starts managing the software installed on all previously excluded devices.<br /><br /><strong>2nd</strong><br />[-]Navigate to Software Asset > Administration > Properties.<br />[-]Open the property(<strong>com.snc.samp.exclude_device_flag</strong>)<br />[-]Add "<strong>u_exclude_from_sam</strong>" as value .<br />[-]Select Save.<br />[-][Run the scheduled job (<strong>SAM — Adjust Installs for excluded CIs)</strong></li></ol> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"> </p></section></div></article></div>