Considerations before creating a contract
When using contracts in BigFix Inventory, you can set multiple attributes of the contract.
Following are the key attributes:
- Contract type
- Assign one or more software products (licenses) to a contract
- Add applicable Purchase Orders
- Assign the contract to applicable computers
Before creating a contract in BigFix Inventory you should know the answer to the following questions about your license entitlement:
- Do you have separate agreements for support and license?
- What license metric does it cover? Do I need to add a new license metric to BigFix Inventory?
- What product versions does it cover? Is it limited to given version or release? Or maybe it covers any version of given software can be used with this license.
- What software products does it cover? Is it a special software bundle?
- How are these products represented in BigFix Inventory product definitions?
After having answers to these questions, you can create a contract.