Office 365 license management for hybrid environment users
Active Roles enables you to perform the following Office 365 license management tasks for hybrid users:
Assign Office 365 licenses to new hybrid users
To assign Office 365 license to new hybrid users
- On the Active Roles Web interface, Create a new Azure AD user.
- In the Create Azure Account| Usage Location field, enter the two-letter location code of the location where the product will be used.
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NOTE: The Usage Location field is a mandatory field. The licenses cannot be assigned to the user if the product usage location information is not available. The local rules and regulations for usage of the product and services may vary based on the location. |
- Click Next.
The Licenses wizard displays the Office 365 licenses, for example the Office 365 Business Essentials and Business Premium licenses, and the number of licenses that are available to assign to the user.
- Select the check boxes corresponding to the licenses that need to be assigned to the user, and click Finish.
The licenses assigned can be viewed on the user'sAzure Properties| Licenses wizard.
Assign Office 365 licenses to existing hybrid users
To assign Office 365 license to existing hybrid users
- On the Active Roles Web interface Navigation bar, click Directory Management.
- On the Views tab in the Browse pane, click Active Directory.
The list of Active Directory domains is displayed.
- Click the specific domain, Container or the Organizational Unit, and then select the check-box corresponding to the specific user for which you want to view or update the properties.
- In the Command pane, click Azure properties.
The Azure Propertiesdialog box for the user is displayed.
- In the Azure Properties dialog box, click Settings.
- If the usage location is not entered in the Usage Location field, enter the two-letter location code of the location where the product will be used, and click Save.
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NOTE: The Usage Location field is a mandatory field. The licenses cannot be assigned to the user if the product usage location information is not available. The local rules and regulations for usage of the product and services may vary based on the location. |
Alternatively, if the product usage location is entered for the user earlier, navigate to the Licenses wizard to assign the Office 365 license to the user.
- Re-open the Azure Properties dialog box for the user, and click Licenses.
The Licenses wizard displays the Office 365 licenses, for example Office 365 Business Essentials and Business Premium licenses, that are available for assigning to the user.
- Select the check box corresponding to the license that is to be assigned to the user.
- Click the drop-down arrow corresponding to the selected license to view the products included in the license.
By default, all the products are enabled for the user.
- De-select the check boxes corresponding to the products in the license that are to be disabled for the user.
- Click Save.
Modify or remove Office 365 licenses assigned to hybrid users
To modify or remove the Office 365 license assigned to existing hybrid users
- On the Active Roles Web interface Navigation bar, click Directory Management.
- On the Views tab in the Browse pane, click Active Directory.
The list of Active Directory domains is displayed.
- Click the specific domain, Container or the Organizational Unit, and then select the check-box corresponding to the specific user for which you want to view or update the properties.
- In the Command pane, click Azure properties.
- In the Azure Properties dialog box, click Licenses.
The Licenses wizard displays the Office 365 licenses, for example Office 365 Business Essentials and Business Premium licenses, that are available and assigned to the user.
- Click the drop-down arrow corresponding to the available licenses.
The products that are included and assigned to the user in the license are displayed.
- Select or de-select the check box corresponding to the product included in the license that needs to be enabled or removed for the user.
- Click Save.
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NOTE:
- When a user is de-provisioned or deleted, all the licenses that were assigned to the user are removed and can be assigned to other hybrid users.
- On performing an undo-deprovision operation on a hybrid user, the license assignment gets restored to the user on successful completion of the operation.
- For information on Azure AD user De-provisioning policy for Office 365 licenses management see the Office 365 Licenses Retention section in the Active Roles Administration Guide.
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