Apple Business Manager

Role privileges in Apple Business Manager

Each role consists of a set of privileges and it affects all accounts that have that role. Staff roles have very limited privileges, manager roles have more, and administrators have the most.

Basic privileges

Privilege	Administrator	People Manager	Device Manager	Content Manager
Accept terms and conditions	Required	Always off	Always off	Always off
Edit privileges for other roles	Required	Required	Always off	Always off
Transfer app and book licenses between locations	Required	Always off	Always off	Always off
Add Apple customer numbers and Reseller IDs	Required	Always off	Always off	Always off
Set tax status information	Required	Always off	Always off	Always off

Configure organization settings, as shown in the following table:

Privilege	Administrator	People Manager	Device Manager	Content Manager
Create, edit, and delete locations	Required	Required	Always off	Always off
Set the default Managed Apple ID user name format	Required	Required	Always off	Always off

Manage device settings, as shown in the following table:

Privilege	Administrator	People Manager	Device Manager	Content Manager
Manage MDM servers	Required	Always off	Required	Always off
Add, assign, and remove devices	Required	Always off	Required	Always off

Other basic privileges, as shown in the following table:

Privilege	Administrator	People Manager	Device Manager	Content Manager
Use managed devices	Required	Required	Required	Required
Use managed apps and books	Required	Required	Required	Required
Sign in to iCloud.com with a Managed Apple ID	Required	Required	Required	Required

People privileges

Manage Managed Apple IDs, as shown in the following table:

Privilege	Administrator	People Manager	Device Manager	Content Manager
Create, edit, and delete Managed Apple IDs	Always on	Always on	Always off	Always off
Assign roles to users	Always on	Always on	Always off	Always off
Change account status of users	Always on	Always on	Always off	Always off

Privileges to reset passwords and generate verification codes, as shown in the following table:

Privilege	Administrator	People Manager	Device Manager	Content Manager
Reset passwords	Always on	Always on	Always off	Always off

Content privileges

Configure content settings, as shown in the following table:

Privilege	Administrator	People Manager	Device Manager	Content Manager
Buy apps and books	Always on	Always off	Always off	Always on
View App and Book Store	Always on	Always off	Always off	Always on

Privileges to manage apps and books, as shown in the following table:

Privilege	Administrator	People Manager	Device Manager	Content Manager	Manager
Reassign licenses for apps and books	Always on	Always off	Always off	Always on	Always on
Hold unassigned licenses for apps and books	Always on	Always off	Always off	Always on	Always on

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Apple Business Manager User Guide

Role privileges in Apple Business Manager

Basic privileges

People privileges

Content privileges