Converting Between Assignment Types

Before you begin

You must have ownership of the App Store License account to perform this action.

About this task

To switch between user based and device based licenses:

Procedure

  1. Select App Policies from the main menu to open the Manage Apps view.
  2. On the list, select the desired app policy.
    You can filter, sort, and search the app policies using the view controls.
  3. Optional: Click the chevron icon by the app policy name to display the included applications.
  4. Click the Editicon on the policy-specific toolbar to open the Edit App Policy dialog box (see Create/Edit App Policy).
  5. Select the Apps tab.
  6. On the list, select the App Store License application that you want to convert, then select Configure from the context menu to open the Advanced Configurations dialog box. The layout of this dialog box depends on the platform the app policy pertains to.
  7. Select Installation Options from the left-side menu.
  8. Select the new assignment type from the Assignment Type drop-down list.
  9. Click Save.
  10. Back in the Edit App Policy dialog box, click Save and Assign.
  11. In the Assign dialog box that opens (see Assign (App Policy)), define the policy assignment parameters and click Assign.

Results

Note: Conversion may trigger a temporary insufficient licenses alert due to Apple servers detecting one device using two licenses. The error will resolve itself during the nightly maintenance schedule or you can manually reconcile the licenses.