1. ServiceNow Product Documentation - Run software reconciliation: "Software reconciliation compares the number of software rights that you own against the number of software installations that are discovered in your environment to determine your license compliance position." This document confirms that reconciliation compares discovered data against owned rights (entitlements) to determine compliance.
Source: ServiceNow Product Documentation, "Run software reconciliation," Washington DC release.
2. ServiceNow Product Documentation - Software product results: "After running reconciliation, you can view the compliance status of your software products in the Software Product Results list. The compliance status can be Compliant, Not compliant, Not licensed, or Publisher not licensed." This source directly validates that the output is called "Software Product Results" and that it displays the "compliance status."
Source: ServiceNow Product Documentation, "Software product results," Washington DC release.
3. ServiceNow Product Documentation - Software reconciliation process: The documentation on the reconciliation process details how it uses discovery models, which contain information about software versions and editions, and compares them against entitlements that are also often specific to versions or editions. This confirms that versions and editions are key components of the calculation.
Source: ServiceNow Product Documentation, "Software reconciliation," Washington DC release.