Edit preferences in Apple School Manager

In Apple School Manager, depending on your role, you can edit specific organization preferences. To check whether you’re able to complete these tasks, see Role privileges.

Edit your user account

You can edit the email address and phone number associated with your user account.

In Apple School Manager , sign in with your account.
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences , then select My Profile .
Select Manage to:
- Change your email address
- Add or change your phone number used for two-step verification
  You’re taken to the Apple Account website.

Change the time zone and language

You can change the time zone and language for mail messages and PDFs sent to you from Apple School Manager.

In Apple School Manager , sign in with your account.
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences , then select Organization Settings .
Select Edit next to Time Zone & Language to change your time zone.
Select Save.

Turn on Custom Apps

Custom Apps are apps modified or developed to meet your organization’s specific education needs by you or an external developer. These apps are deployed using managed licenses and have the same management options as App Store apps. See Learn about Custom Apps.

In Apple School Manager , sign in with a user who has the role of Administrator or Site Manager.
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences , then select Organization Settings .
Select Enable below Custom Apps.
Send your Organization ID (located in Organization Information ) to the app developer.
After you share your Organization ID with them, they add your organization to their approved list.
You can now get any additional Custom Apps licenses from the Custom Apps section of Apps and Books.

Provide tax information

Apple School Manager uses the tax information your organization enters for app purchases, and can be set or changed by any user with the role of Administrator. If you change your tax status in the middle of a month, this is reflected immediately for any new app purchases, and on your next subscription receipt.

You can update the tax information at any time.

Note: Required tax information may vary depending on where your organization is located. Consult with your tax advisor for information on the tax type appropriate for your organization.

Canada and the United States

A user with the role of Administrator can enter your tax information as taxable or tax-exempt. If you select tax-exempt in Canada or the United States, provide one of the following:

An Apple Customer Number (ACN)
A new certificate that you create using the Exemption Certificate Wizard

In Apple School Manager , sign in with a user who has the role of Administrator.
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences , then select Organization Settings .
Select Submit Tax Information, select your tax status, then select Continue.
Select Taxable or Tax-Exempt.
If you select Taxable, read the dialog, then select Done.
If you select Tax-Exempt, choose one of the following:
- If you have an ACN, enter your ACN, select Continue, then select Done.
- If you don’t have an ACN, select Exemption Certificate Wizard, select Submit Tax Exemption, then step through the Exemption Certificate Wizard.
When you’re finished, select Done.

Other countries or regions

A user with the role of Administrator can enter your applicable tax information when you sign up for Apple School Manager.

Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences , select Organization Settings , then select Submit Tax Information.
The following is a list of tax information an organization could provide based on their location:

Organization location	Tax information type
25 European member countries	Value Added Tax (VAT) Number
South Korea	Business Registration Number
Singapore	Goods and Services Tax Number

View or save terms and conditions and license agreements

Depending on your role and privileges, in each license agreement, you can view the license name, when Apple updated the license, the date the license was accepted, and the name of the user with the role of Administrator who accepted its terms and conditions.

In Apple School Manager , sign in with your account.
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences , then select Organization Settings .
Select View History under Terms and Conditions to view the current license agreements necessary to use Apple School Manager.
If necessary, select each license agreement to view it or download it as a PDF, then select Close.
When you’re done viewing or saving the license agreements, select Done.

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Apple School Manager User Guide