Apple Business Essentials User Guide
- Welcome
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- Intro to federated authentication
- Use federated authentication with Google Workspace
- Use federated authentication with Microsoft Entra ID
- Use federated authentication with your identity provider
- Change a user’s domain information
- Transfer Apple services when federating
- Disconnect federation from a domain
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- Intro to buying content
- Review content payment and billing information
- Select and buy content
- Configure app installation and removal
- Monitor app installation status and license tracking
- Learn about Custom Apps
- Transfer licenses
- Manage content tokens
- Migrate content tokens
- Invite VPP purchasers
- Plan for migration to Apps
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- Intro to configuring settings
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- AirDrop settings
- AirPlay settings
- AirPrint settings
- App Access settings
- Apple Intelligence & Siri settings
- Application Layer Firewall settings
- Certificate settings
- Content Caching settings
- Configure a Custom setting
- Data Management settings
- Energy Saver settings
- FileVault settings
- Gatekeeper settings
- iCloud settings
- Lock Screen settings
- Password and Screen Lock settings
- Software Update settings
- VPN settings
- Web Clip settings
- Web Filter settings
- Wi-Fi settings
- Edit a setting
- Apply Collections
- Document revision history
- Copyright
Add Content Managers to locations in Apple Business Essentials
In Apple Business Essentials, it’s easy for you to add the role of Content Manager to locations. In their assigned locations, a Content Manager can transfer licenses for apps, and manage volume purchases, even if they didn’t originally buy the content.
By selecting a location from the pop-up menu, a Content Manager is indicating that they want to transfer licenses to that location. If they don’t see a location listed, they don’t have Content Manager permissions for that location. They must contact the administrator shown in the window and request that Content Manager permissions be added to their account for the location where you want to manage app licenses. Content Managers with access to multiple locations can then move licenses between locations.
Licenses that are currently assigned in mobile device management (MDM) are still listed as assigned and are unavailable. When those licenses are unassigned, they are then shown as available for transfer in Apps.
Because all users with the role of Administrator have access to all locations, it’s recommended that they be the ones to renew tokens for all the locations at once. Another reason to use them is that they’re also probably the ones managing any MDM solutions.