Prerequisites for Generic SaaS
To populate the Generic SaaS pages in SAM Core with data, you need inventory sources. To get accurate statistics and insights, you must add cost periods.
Description
To populate the Generic SaaS pages with data, you need inventory sources. To get accurate statistics and insights, you must add cost periods.
Add inventory sources
To get information on subscriptions, applications and activity into the Generic SaaS pages in, you need inventory sources.
Snow Integration Connector for SaaS
The connector imports information on subscriptions, application use, and user activity from the respective service provider. Not all connectors can provide activity data. See Snow Integration Connector for SaaS for more information and configuration.
Note
You are recommended to schedule data aggregations for the SaaS connector every 24 hours. Aggregations more often than on a daily basis adds minimal benefit. Manual aggregations should only be done when necessary.
Add cost periods
To get accurate statistics and insights in the Generic SaaS pages, you must add cost periods.
The information imported from SaaS providers covers the total number of subscriptions and the number of subscriptions that have been assigned to users. However, there is no information about the costs for the subscriptions from the service providers. Therefore, the cost periods must be added manually to provide accurate statistics and charts. Refer to Manage cost periods in Generic SaaS on how to add and delete cost periods.