Organization structure

An organization structure in Snow License Manager enables analysis of software and hardware assets based on cost center or department. The organization structure is created in Snow Management and Configuration Center.

The top-level of the company is normally registered as the legal organization; that is, the legal entity that owns software and hardware assets. If the organization has multiple legal entities, there can be multiple legal organization nodes. Nodes that are not legal, typically nodes further down in the organization hierarchy, are referred to as non-legal organization nodes.

All computers, devices, and users in Snow License Manager are attached to a node in the organization hierarchy. License purchases are always registered for a legal organization node, but can be allocated to the non-legal organization nodes.

Auto Connect Rules

The auto connect rules feature facilitates management of the organization by automatically assigning computers, devices, and users to the right node in the organization structure. This is achieved by defining one or several rules based on, for example, host name, IP address, or user name. This feature allows you to set up your organization structure once with no need for further management. The auto connect rules are created in Snow Management and Configuration Center.

Any auto connect rules are processed in falling sequence per organization node level. All nodes on one level will be processed first, and then the nearest sub-node level will be processed.