Importing Microsoft entitlements from a Microsoft License Statement (MLS)

You can import entitlements from an MLS to automatically define the license details and license agreements that are matched to your Microsoft software models.

An MLS is a report that contains a comprehensive inventory of licensing information for each of your Microsoft products. This report provides an in-depth look into your company's entire license transaction history, which you can use to better forecast your Microsoft licensing needs.

Each MLS contains the following information:
  • Organization Summary: Scope of the MLS, including the MLS type and the organizations that are associated with the MLS.
  • License Summary: Summary of the licenses that you are entitled to use.
  • Transaction Summary: Detailed transaction information for each license.
  • License Agreement: License agreements that are associated with each license.
  • Transaction Data: Additional transaction information for each license.
  • Frequently Asked Questions and Glossary: Answers to frequently asked questions and definitions for common Microsoft terminology.
  • Pivot Data: Data that you can use to generate a license position for Microsoft.

When you import licensing information from an MLS, Software Asset Management automatically creates entitlements and license agreements using data from only the Transaction Data tab of the MLS.