How to assign in a Device the Microsoft 365 Business Central Device License?

Question

We purchase Microsoft 365 Business Central Device License however, we cannot assign the license to a device because the only available selection in assigning the license are the list of users in the Microsoft Entra ID. The device to be assigned is available in the Microsoft Entra Admin Center but the said device is not available in the selection in Assign licenses section in microsoft 365 admin center. How to resolve this issue and make the device name available in the Assign License section of Microsoft 365 admin center?

Answer 1

To assign a Microsoft 365 Business Central Device license to a device, you need to create a Dynamics 365 Business Central Device Users group and add the device to the group. Once the device is added to the group, any user assigned to the group can sign in to the device and use the license. If the device is not available in the Assign licenses section of the Microsoft 365 admin center, it may be because the device has not been added to the Dynamics 365 Business Central Device Users group. Please follow the steps outlined in the "To create the Dynamics 365 Business Central Device Users group" and "To add members to the group" sections of the "Licensing in Dynamics 365 Business Central" article to create the group and add the device.

Note that a device user cannot be the first user to sign in. An Administrator, Full User, or External Accountant must be the first to sign in to set up Business Central.

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References:

• Licensing in Dynamics 365 Business Central

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