Getting Started With SBOM Management

Today’s software applications are made up of many components that do not originate with the organization that created the application. These include open-source, third-party, and commercial software components that make up ingredients in an application that are not part of the application’s proprietary code.

Flexera SBOM Management is a SaaS solution that helps companies maintain a complete, accurate Software Bill of Materials (SBOM). This cloud inventory management solution aggregates the SBOM over multiple products and sources and provides full visibility of all product ingredients to security and legal teams as well as supply chain partners.

Flexera SBOM Management provides the following capabilities:

Management of the software supply chain from multiple sources for enhanced security, tighter regulatory compliance, and better decision-making.
A complete and accurate SBOM in a SaaS environment.
Immediate SBOM access to answer questions about ongoing policy management, vulnerability risk, and license compliance.

Getting Started Resources for SBOM Management

The following resources will help you get started with SBOM Management:

SBOM Management Help Topics
Managing Information Grids in the SBOM Management

SBOM Management Help Topics

The following table provides navigation to the following SBOM Management help topics.

Topic

Description

Software Bill of Materials: Industry Background

Defines the “software supply chain” and the need to make this chain transparent for any given software product through a Software Bills of Materials (SBOM).

SBOM Management Quick Start

Provides a basic walk-through of constructing an SBOM that represents the open-source, third-party, and commercial software used in a product that you deliver or host (as a software producer) or that you use or deploy (as a software buyer).

Managing Buckets

Describes how to manage buckets used to organize the “SBOM parts” representing the open-source, third-party, or commercial software components in software applications.

Managing SBOM Parts

Describes how to manage SBOM parts within a given bucket.

Monitoring the Jobs Queue

Describes how to monitor queued or currently running jobs in SBOM Management and how to explore details about completed or failed jobs.

Subscribing to Vulnerability Alert Notifications

Describes how to subscribe to notifications about alerts for new security vulnerabilities associated with SBOM parts in buckets.

Generating SBOM Reports

Describes how to generate the various SBOM reports offered by SBOM Management.

Managing Information Grids in the SBOM Management

For any information grid used in SBOM Management (such as the Buckets, Manage SBOM Parts, Select Component, and other grids), you can reorganize the grid based to focus on desired data. Use the following grid controls.

Information Grid Controls

Action

Description

 

Sort list alphabetically (or numerically) by column

For a sortable column, simply click within the column header to toggle the sort in ascending or descending order. An up or down arrow is displayed in the header to let you know the direction of the sorting.

Hide/redisplay columns

Click the Columns icon in the top right corner of the list to open a column-control pane. From here, clear or select check boxes to hide or redisplay individual columns (respectively).

Alternatively, use the single check box next to the Search box to display or hide all columns. (When you have a large list of columns, you can use this method to then select or clear the check boxes for the individual columns that are the exceptions.)

You can also search for columns whose visibility you want to manage.

Switch a column location

Drag the header of a column to the new column location.

Pin or autosize columns

The following functions enable you to autosize columns or pin a column to either side of the grid. You access these functions by clicking the icon, which appears when you hover over the right side of a column header.

Note:Not all grids have this icon available in their column headers.

Pin a column to the right or left side of the list

Select the appropriate Pin Column option: Pin Left, Pin Right, No Pin. Multiple columns can be pinned. A pinned column remains anchored as you scroll.

Note:If you switch a pinned column to another location, its Pin Column value is automatically changed to No Pin.

Autosize a column to width of its longest value

Select Autosize This Column.

Autosize all columns to the width of their longest value

Select Autosize All Columns.

Reset columns to original sizes

Select Reset Columns.

Move between pages

Use the page controls at the bottom of each list page.