Assigning or Reclaiming VPP Licenses Parent topic

Mobile Security enables you to assign or reclaim application licenses purchased through the Volume Purchase Program to a user or device.
Important
Important
Before assigning or reclaiming applications, make sure that the Volume Purchase Program Licences are ready.
For more information, see Setting Up Volume Purchase Program Licenses.

Procedure

  1. On the Mobile Security administration web console, go to Applications → Enterprise App Store → iOS → Volume Purchase Program (VPP) Management.
  2. Under the Application List, locate the application and then click Assign/Reclaim.
    The Assign/Reclaim Licenses screen appears.
  3. To assign licenses, perform the following steps.
    • Assigning license to a device:
      1. On the Devices tab, select a device or multiple devices with an Unassigned status.
      2. Click Assign.
      Note
      Note
      Volume Purchasing Program has the following limitations when assigning apps to devices:
      • You can only assign VPP apps to devices running on iOS 9 or later.
      • App developers must opt in to device assignment.
    • Assigning license to a user:
      1. On the Users tab, select a user or multiple users with an Unassigned status.
      2. Click Assign.
      Note
      Note
      Mobile Security sends a notification to users after a VPP license is assigned.
      To modify the user notification settings, go to Notification & Reports → User Notifications → VPP User Notification.
    The licenses are assigned successfully.
  4. To reclaim licenses, perform the following steps.
    • Reclaiming license from a device:
      1. On the Devices tab, select a device or multiple devices with an Assigned status.
      2. Click Reclaim.
    • Reclaiming license from a user:
      1. On the Users tab, select a user or multiple users with an Assigned status.
      2. Click Reclaim.
    The licenses are reclaimed successfully.