TABLE OF CONTENTS


Introduction


Locations within Apple Business Manager can be used to allocate app and book licenses to specific groups of devices. This is useful if the same Apple Business Manager account will be used across more than one Ensemble account.


Licenses must be allocated to apps or books before they can be distributed by Ensemble.


Creating a New Location


When logged into Apple Business Manager, select Locations from the side panel to create, modify, or delete locations within ABM :



The first time you sign up, the first location will be automatically created and will be called the "Primary Location", which will reflect your organization's name. You can add more locations as needed, by clicking the Add + button in the top right.



Connecting a Location to Ensemble


To integrate Apple Business Manager with Ensemble, simply create one location in Apple Business Manager for each Ensemble company, then connect them through the location's Content Token.


Only users with a role of Administrator or People Manager can manage locations. [Learn more] about Apple Business Manager user roles, or see Apple's Users information page here.


In order to download a content token, follow these steps:


  • Sign into Apple Business Manager as a user with the Administrator or Content Manager Role
  • Select your name at the bottom left side of the side bar, then choose Preferences, then Payments & Billing


  • Under Content Tokens, select the token name that you need, and click Download. 



After downloading the token, you can then upload it into Ensemble. For more information on this, please see our knowledgebase article regarding Integrating with Apple Volume Purchase Program.


Allocate App & Book Licenses to a Location


  • To allocate licenses to a location, go to the Apps and Books tab on the left:



  • Search for an app or book
  • Select the location from the drop down menu:


  • Entering a quantity
  • Click Get
  • The Ensemble company tied to that location will display the licenses allocated to it.