Subscription — Reference
Refer to the tables below for field descriptions when you want to add or edit subscriptions, or view subscription details in SaaS.
Add subscription
Refer to the table below for field descriptions of the Add subscription and Edit subscription modals.
Field label | Description |
|---|---|
Vendor | The vendor of the application for which the subscription is purchased. (Required) |
Application | The application for which the subscription is purchased. (Required) This cannot be changed after the subscription is added. If you enter an application that is not yet discovered in you SaaS estate, it is added as a manually added application. |
Subscription name | The name of the subscription. It must be a unique name. (Required) This cannot be changed if the subscription is added through a discovery source. |
Metric | The unit of measure for the subscription. (Required) |
Type | The type of subscription: Full. (Required) |
Free | If selected, the subscription is marked as having no cost, and is excluded from calculations relevant for cost optimization. The selection sets Billing period to Monthly and disables Cost per unit. This selection cannot be changed if the subscription is added through a discovery source. |
Billing period | How often you are billed for the subscription: Monthly, Quarterly,or Yearly. (Required) |
Cost per unit | The cost per unit of the subscription metric. This must be entered with a maximum of two decimals, separated with a period. (Required) |
Quantity | The number of purchased subscription units. (Required) Discovered quantity is the amount discovered through the connector and can change dynamically. It is set to be the default value. |
Custom quantity | If selected, you can enter a custom Quantity to reflect the actual situation in your organization. It overrides any changes to the discovered quantity from connector data imports. |
Start date | The date when the subscription can first be used. (Required) |
Expiration date | The date when the subscription can last be used if it is not renewed. |
Details
Refer to the table below for field descriptions of the Details tab.
Field label | Description |
|---|---|
Vendor | The vendor of the application for which the subscription is purchased. |
Discovery type | The type of discovery sources where this subscription is found. This includes manually added subscriptions. |
Metric | The unit of measure for the subscription. |
Type | The type of subscription. |
Bundle | If Yes, the subscription entitles to multiple applications. |
Billing period | How often you are billed for the subscription. |
Purchased quantity | The number of purchased subscription units. |
Cost per unit | The cost per unit of the subscription metric. |
Periodical cost | The periodical cost for the subscription. This value is based on Billing period, Cost per unit, and Purchased quantity. |
Start date | The date when the subscription can first be used. |
Expiration date | The date when the subscription can last be used if it is not renewed. |
Utilization | The rate of assigned subscriptions to the total quantity of purchased subscriptions. This value is based on Assigned and compared to Purchased quantity. |
Unassigned | The number of subscriptions that are not assigned to a user. This value requires a Purchased quantity to be correctly calculated. |
Assigned | The number of users assigned to the subscription. It is either the value that was discovered through the connector, or the number of users that you have manually added to the subscription. |
Active | The number of users that have been active in the last 30 days. |
Inactive | The number of users that were active more than 30 days ago. |
No activity | The number of users that have never been active. |
Activity not monitored | The number of users where activity cannot be monitored. |
Applications | The applications that this subscription entitles to. |