ILMT / SUA – REST API – Release Instances vs Software Instances

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If I retrieve the release instances by pulling the software products (/api/sam/swinventory/products) then for these retrieve the releases (/api/sam/swinventory/product/{product_id}/releases) and then the release instances (/api/samswinventory/release/{release_id}/instances) I end up with more instances that if I retrieve the software instances using ‘/api/sam/software_instances’.

What is the difference between the release instances and the software instances and why does one return more than the other?

Thanks

Gary
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Hello Gary,

Release instances are the instances from IBM Software Classification panel, which is responsible for bundling. So in output there will be only IBM software instances.

Software instances API is just returning all software found in your environment.

Regards,
Łukasz

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Hello Lukasz

Thanks you for the clarification.

Kind Regards / Pozdrawiam

Gary