Step 1
There are a few different ways to purchase software in Hector. You can do so from the action menu of a software or software version, or use the “New purchase” button found on the software purchase page..
Step 2
When purchasing a software, you will need to fill in the required information.
- Software: Choose the software you wish to purchase.
- Version : Choose the version of the software you wish to purchase.
- Purchase Date : Enter the purchase date.
- Purchase Quantity : Enter the number of licenses/seats purchased.
- Purchase Price : Enter the price of each license.
- Currency: Enter the currency.
- Vendor/Reseller : Enter the vendor/reseller of the software.
- Approval #: If you have an internal approval #, you can enter it here.
- Purchase Order # : If you have an internal purchase order #, you can provide it here.
- Reference # : If the vendor has provided a reference #, you can enter it here.
- Note : Enter a note with any additional information for your purchase.
- Files: Add an invoice, proof of purchase, license files, or other important files linked to your purchase.
Once finished, you can click on the save button to create your purchase.
Step 3
The list of purchases contains your software as well as the number of licenses/seats you purchased. This is important, as this field is used to calculate the number of licenses/seats in your software pool.
If you wish to modify the purchase, or even delete it, you can do so from the action menu.
Now that you’ve added licenses/seats, you can now assign them to users/assets/places.