Review Apps and Books payment and billing information in Apple Business Manager

In Apple Business Manager, you can manage your Apps and Books payment method, view app purchase history and review your payment history. When you change your payment method, any future billing is directed to the new payment method. Billing that’s in progress continues to use the original payment method. You can also maintain a store credit. This allows you to buy apps using a purchase order (PO) account.

After your organisation has set up your account and Apple successfully processes your order, you can add the Credit code to Apple Business Manager to add VPP credit to your Apps and Books account.

For more information, see the Apple Support article Where to buy VPP Credit for Apple School Manager, Apple Business Manager, and Apple Business Essentials.

Adding or replacing credit or debit cards

When you add or replace a credit or debit card, make sure the limit on the card is sufficient for purchasing apps or books for your organisation. If a credit card has reached a specified limit, you may be asked to remove licences or increase your credit limit.

Note: You can select None instead of adding or replacing a credit or debit card. This allows your organisation to get free apps and books and assign them to devices or users.

Payment information management

Users with the following roles can manage Apps and Books payment information in Apple Business Manager:

Administrator
Content Manager

Add your Apps and Books payment method

In Apple Business Manager , sign in as a user that has the role of Administrator or Content Manager.
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences , then select Payments & Billing .
Select Apps and Books, select Add, then do one of the following:
- Select None from the Payment Method menu.
  This allows you to buy free apps and books.
- Enter the credit or debit card information.
  If the billing address matches that of your organisation’s enrolment address in Apple Business Manager, you can select it.
  If the billing address is different, deselect the organisation’s enrolment address and enter the billing information associated with the card.
Select Save.
The card you use is validated by Apple before it’s saved. If you see an error, try entering the CVV code or postcode again, or try another card.

Edit your Apps and Books payment method

In Apple Business Manager , sign in as a user that has the role of Administrator or Content Manager.
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences , then select Payments & Billing .
Select Apps and Books, select Update, then do one of the following:
- Select None from the Payment Method menu.
  This allows you to buy free apps and books.
- Enter the new credit or debit card information.
  If the billing address matches that of your organisation’s enrolment address in Apple Business Manager, you can select it.
  If the billing address is different, deselect the organisation’s enrolment address and enter the billing information associated with the card.
Select Save.
A message is sent to the email addresses for all users with the role of Administrator notifying them of the update. The card you use is validated by Apple before it’s saved. If you see an error, try entering the CVV code or postcode again, or try another card.

Remove an Apps and Books payment method

You can remove a payment method only if there are no current or pending charges.

In Apple Business Manager , sign in as a user that has the role of Administrator.
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences , then select Payments & Billing .
Select Apps and Books, select Update, then select None from the Payment Method menu.
Select Save.

Add purchase order information

In Apple Business Manager , sign in as a user that has the role of Administrator.
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences , then select Payments & Billing .
Select Apps and Books, then select Add.
Enter your code, then select Redeem.

View purchase history

You can also view and download your app and book purchase history. This may be necessary for periodic audits.

In Apple Business Manager , sign in with a user that has privileges to buy content.
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences , then select Payments & Billing .
Select View next to Purchase History to view the list of apps and books bought for this organisation.
If necessary, select Download CSV to download a .csv file.

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Apple Business Manager User Guide