Volume Licensing Service Center User Guide
Volume Licensing Service Center User Guide
User Guide
MICROSOFT VOLUME LICENSING
Contents
Overview of the Volume Licensing Service Center .............................................................. 4
Registering to the Volume Licensing Service Center .......................................................................................... 4
5. First-time users must type their business e-mail address. Type the business e-mail into
both the Business E-mail and Confirm your Business E-mail fields.
1. Click Submit.
If you received an e-mail invitation to the VLSC, then type the e-mail address to
which your invitation was sent.
When you click Submit, an e-mail is sent to confirm ownership of the Business Email address provided.
2.
6. Go to the inbox for the business e-mail address you provided.
a. Open the e-mail from Volume Licensing Service Center with the subject line
Thank You for Registering with the Volume Licensing Service Center.
b. Click the link in the e-mail to confirm your ownership of the business e-mail
address.
NOTE If you do not receive an e-mail notification, then check your junk e-mail folder in your
e-mail program. Ensure that you add @*.microsoft.com to your Safe Senders list. If you use
Microsoft Outlook, turn off automatic filtering by selecting the Home tab. Click the Junk dropdown menu, select Junk E-Mail Options, and then select No Automatic Filtering.
condition types, and for both current and future Open License agreements that are
assigned to you.
The enabling of menu options and notifications that you can view depends on your user role.
On the VLSC homepage, use the main navigation bar to
Upon sign in, the VLSC home page has several sections to help you perform the following tasks.
Number
Name
Purpose
1.
2.
3.
4.
Number of Pending
Requests link
5.
Leverage
Entitlements
6.
Whats New
7.
Learn More
My Preferences
Request Permissions
My Permissions
Add Open License
Opt In: You will receive the Admin role for all future Enrollments added under the
MBSA or Select/Enterprise Agreement(s) that you are named as the Primary
Contact or Notices Correspondent and Online Access Contact.
Opt Out: You will not receive the Admin role for all future Enrollments added
under the MBSA or Select/Enterprise Agreement(s) that you are named as the
Primary Contact or Notices Correspondent and Online Access Contact.
NOTE Opting out may cause loss of permissions for current and future Volume License
agreements.
2. Once you have selected your preferences options, click Save in the upper right of the My
Preferences page.
Number
Name
Purpose
1.
User Information
2.
Legend
3.
Current Permissions
MBSA column
5.
6.
Licensing ID column
7.
Organization column
8..
Administrator column
9.
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Number
1.
Name
Licensing ID Access
Purpose
From the Program drop-down menu, select the type
of Volume License program (for example, Campus &
School), and then type the Enrollment Number into
the associated text field.
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2.
Volume Licensing
Program Reference
3.
Permission Role
Requested
4.
5.
Submit button
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Number
1.
2.
Name
New User Information
Legend
Purpose
Type the users business e-mail address, and the
first and last names into the text fields. Your
entries and the users data must match.
Displays the description for icons and checkboxes
used in the Other Roles column.
TIP You can hover over the icons to display a
popup of their descriptions.
3.
Permissions Assignment
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4.
MBSA column
5.
6.
Licensing ID column
7.
Organization column
8.
Administrator column
9.
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Number
Name
Purpose
1.
2.
3.
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Once the order is processed, both the customer and reseller are automatically granted
access to the new Open License agreement.
A notification e-mail is sent to the Administrator of the agreement, and a welcome email is sent to both the customer and the reseller.
The Administrator has the option of denying the reseller access to the agreement.
This feature is designed as an alternative for resellers who have been authorized to manage
licenses on behalf of Open License customers. You should not use this feature in place of
Request Permissions.
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On the main navigation bar, click Administration, and then from the drop-down menu,
select Add Open License.
From the VLSC home page in the Track Licensing Info area, click the Add an Open
License to your profile link.
Registered VLSC users who are owners or resellers of Open License agreements can request a
limited set of permissions for Open License agreements only. These permissions include
8.
NOTE This feature does not grant full Administrator permissions (such as the ability to
manage users). To be added as an Administrator for a license, click Administration, and then
click Request Permissions
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Number
Name
Purpose
1.
2.
Authorization Number
text field
3.
I acknowledge that I am . . .
checkbox.
4.
Submit button
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Number
1.
Name
Add Open License
link
Purpose
Click this link to add an open license. Owners
or resellers of Open License agreements can
request a limited set of permissions for Open
License agreements only. These permissions
include
2.
check marks.
3. Select Create Summary. You will
return to the License Summary page.
4. Click Get a Quote for more licenses.
5. Select the agreements requiring a new
Product Family.
6. Click Get Quote.
3.
4.
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View Relationship
Summary link
5.
Download all license Click the link to download all of the license
information link
summary information to your local drive as a
CSV file to view in a Microsoft Excel
spreadsheet.
6.
Product Pool
column
7.
License Product
Family column
8.
License Version
column
9.
Effective Quantity
10.
column
Unresolved
Quantity column
11.
Active SA Quantity
column
Number
1.
Name
Filter View
Purpose
Use the Parent Program and Status drop-down menus
to select license IDs to view or manage.
a. Click the Parent Program down arrow to filter
the Orders view to view the parent programs
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Download all
license
information link
3.
Licensing ID
column
4.
Orders column
5.
Organization
column
6.
City column
7.
Country column
8.
9.
Status column
10.
Parent Program
column
Summary information.
11.
MBSA column
9.
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10.
Number
Name
Purpose
1.
Enrollment Details
2.
Offerings tab
(Displays for
Enterprise and
Select agreements
only)
Contacts tab
4.
Licenses tab
5.
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6.
Order
Confirmations tab
7.
8.
Order Renewals
tab (Displays for
Open License and
Select Plus
For the Select Plus program, you can filter your line
items to view details regarding your three-year
renewal options, auto renewal status, renewal term
and coverage end date, Software Assurance ending
9.
agreements only)
SA Stepups tab
(Displays for Open
License and Select
Plus agreements
only)
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Number
Name
Purpose
1.
2.
Contacts tab
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3.
Licenses tab
4.
5.
Order
Confirmations tab
6.
Open License
Agreement link
7.
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Administrator
Download
Software Assurance Manager
If you have Open License agreements, then the products you have purchased are displayed for
download where available. If you have a Select, Select Plus, Enterprise, Campus or School
Agreement, then you can view the entire Volume Licensing product catalog. For more product
information, see http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/existing-customers/fulfillment.aspx#tab=1.
You can use the product search filter to find your products and product keys. In the Filters pane,
you can type the product name or use the checkboxes to narrow your search results. You can
also control how many products are displayed on the page by using the paging control at the
bottom of the page. You can change the filter settings to display more products on a single
page and reduce the page count of your search results. The default value of this control is 16.
This page allows you to do the following:
Download products
View a product description
View a description for a key
Determine which products need keys
Locate the correct key for a product
Purchase Media Kits
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Number
1.
Name
Filters column
Purpose
Type a product name into the Product text box, or use
the sort list to limit your search by product type. The
Product text box displays possible suggestions as you
type. Select the suggestion to populate the text box.
By default, the All Products check box is checked. You
can uncheck this box to narrow your search results. If
you do not know the name of your product, or if no
suggestion appears in the Product text box as you
type, then enter the name of the software into the
Product search text box, and then click the hand lens
(search) icon.
NOTE If you have selected a specific product family
(for example, Windows Server), and you type a
product name into the filter box belonging to a
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Product column
3.
Description column
4.
Downloads column
5.
Key column
4.
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Media Kits
If you cannot download a product using the Downloads and Keys page, then you may be able to
order a Media Kit. Open License customers in USA, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and Africa can
order a Media Kit for products purchased under the Open License program. However, Media kits
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are unavailable for products purchased under Open Value, Select, Select Plus, Enterprise,
Campus, or School Volume Licensing programs. The Order Media key is grayed out if the Media
Kit is unavailable.
Select Subscriptions on the main navigation bar to manage online and TechNet
subscriptions
MSDN Subscriptions
An MSDN subscription offers essential information, resources, downloads, and support for
developers using Microsoft tools, products, and technologies. You can find more information at
http://msdn.microsoft.com.
Viewing MSDN Subscription Administration Information
You can view basic agreement information in the top area of the MSDN subscription
management pages. For example, an expired agreement displays the start and end dates. You
can also manage the following aspects of MSDN subscriptions:
Subscriber
Subscriptions
Media Shipments
Subscription Summary
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For Select Plus agreements, the Customer Number is indicated instead of an End Date since the
Select Plus agreement is an evergreen anniversary agreement and has no end date.
Using the Subscriber Search Tab
You can use the Subscriber Search tab to view details about subscribers. The Subscriber Search
tab is collapsed by default. You can search for a subscriber by typing the Subscriber Last Name,
Subscriber First Name, Subscriber Email Address, Subscriber ID, and references into the text
fields. You can also select the Country and the Benefit Level from the scrolling menus.
To open the Subscriber Search tab
1. From the main navigation, click Subscriber Search.
The Subscriptions page displays with the Search area hidden.
2. Click the arrow
1. From the main navigation, click the Subscriptions tab, and then from the MSDN Search
drop-down menu, select MSDN Search.
The MSDN Subscription Administration page displays.
2. In the Search area of the Subscriber Search page, you can type the subscribers Last
Name, First Name, E-mail Address, and Benefits Access Number into the fields.
3. From the Country option box, select the country.
4. From the Subscription Level option box, select an option from the drop-down menu.
Use the scroll bar to scroll down the list to a desired option.
5. Click Search.
The Results area displays your returned search results.
6. View and edit details by clicking the subscribers hyperlinked last name.
7. (Optional) To remove a subscriber, select the checkbox by the subscriber(s), and then
click Remove Subscribers
8. (Optional) If you would like to view all of your subscribers from an open .csv file in
Microsoft Excel, click Export all Subscribers: CSV.
You can view returned information from your subscriber search. This area contains information
about the selected entitlement. Red checkmarks indicate what entitlement is selected within the
subscription. For example, you can view the Benefit Level that is elected for the subscriber, and
Media, Download, Support, Newsgroup, and Concierge elections.
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To resend an invitation by email, you can select a subscriber by clicking the checkbox next to the
subscribers name, and then click Resend Invitation to resend the benefits subscription email.
To view subscriber details
1. From the main navigation, click Subscriptions, and then click MSDN Search.
The MSDN Subscription Administration page displays.
2. In the Search area,
a. Type the Agreement Number or Public Customer Number into the fields.
b. (Optional) In the Results area from the Agreement/Public Customer Results list,
click the link in either the Agreement # or Public Customer # columns, and then
use the subscriber Search page to search for a subscriber.
3. In the Agreement area, you can view the subscriber agreement information.
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4. If there is already a subscription selected, then select Add, Edit, or Remove to manage
the selection.
NOTE If you have not yet added a subscription, the Edit button is grayed out.
5. From the Subscription Selection drop-down menu list, select a subscription to edit.
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The Add Subscriber Downloads popup window displays the Subscription Benefits,
Coverage Period, and the Available, Assigned, and Remaining benefits.
NOTE A negative remaining balance indicates an over-claimed benefit. You must make
additional purchases to reconcile this, per the terms of your agreement.
3. To edit or remove downloads details information, select the row, and then click Edit.
To add media details to a subscription
1. On the Media Details area, you can view media details that are added to the
subscription.
If there are no media details assigned to a subscription, then click Add to add media
details.
2. From the Add Media Details popup window, select a subscription level that applies to
the subscriber (for example, Visual Studio Ultimate w/MSDN).
The Add Media Subscription popup displays.
3. From the Add Media Subscription popup window drop-down menu, select a subscription
level that applies to the subscriber.
The benefits for the subscriber are displayed with the Available, Assigned, and
Remaining benefits shown.
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1. Type the necessary subscriber shipping information into the fields. All required fields are
denoted by a red asterisk (*).
2. In the Media Subscription Summary area, you can view the Subscription Type,
Subscription Level, and all Available, Remaining, and Assigned subscriptions.
3. On the Add Media Subscription area, click the Language drop-down menu to select a
language.
Your language menu drop-down selection choices are European (NA), Intl (NA),
English, and English, French.
4. Type the number of physical media that you wish to ship in the Quantity field.
5. To include a comprehensive media kit, select the Comp Kit Included checkbox.
6. Select Save.
The results of your saved Ship To information display.
Assign a Subscription
You can click the Assign Subscription tab to type information for a new subscriber to MSDN.
Select the subscription level for this subscriber. The subscription level should correspond to the
license you purchased.
Subscriptions are licensed per subscriber, so the component benefits of the subscription must all
be assigned to the same person and cannot be shared with others.
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TIP Microsoft recommends you disable Media, and manage all of your benefits digitally by
checking Subscriber Downloads. Subscriber Downloads allows you to download software,
access e-learning, Windows Azure, and other benefits that may be included.
4. Click the checkboxes to select eligible subscription benefits that apply to the subscriber.
5. To send media to the subscriber, select the Media checkbox.
The Ship To, Media Subscription Summary, and Add Media Subscription areas display.
6. Type the required information into the Ship To fields.
7. Review the available media in the Media Subscription Summary.
8. In the Add Media Description area, select the Language and the Quantity.
9. Click the Comp Kit Included checkbox to include a comprehensive media kit.
10. Click Next.
You can review your typed information.
11. Click Finish.
12. The Results area indicates the status of your added subscriber.
13. (Optional) You can click the Export All Subscribers: CSV link to export the subscriber list
to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
Assign Multiple Subscriptions
You can assign multiple MSDN subscriptions by pasting an XLS spreadsheet with multiple MSDN
subscribers to VLSC.
You should enable editing in the Excel file, and then go to the Enter Multiple Subscriptions
tab. You can type the information into designated fields for each individual subscriber. If you
need additional clarification in filling out the file, refer to the steps on the Instructions tab in the
Excel file. Depending on your agreement type, you may need to select a coverage end date.
To assign multiple MSDN subscriptions.
1. From the main navigation, click Licenses.
Ensure that you are adding subscribers to the correct agreement.
2. Click the Assign Multiple Subscriptions tab.
3. Under the Add Multiple Subscribers heading, follow the instructions provided. Use the
instructions detailed within the Excel template.
NOTE You can add a maximum 250 subscribers per session.
4. In the Excel spreadsheet, click and drag to copy the rows for the subscribers that you
would like to add to VLSC from the Excel spreadsheet. You do not need to highlight the
column headers.
5. In Excel, click CTRL, and then click C to copy all highlighted rows of new subscriber data.
6. Click Paste and Submit Subscribers from Excel.
The process summary page displays.
7. At the popup prompt, click Allow Access.
8. Click Refresh.
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You can view a report to verify the added subscribers and view any errors that occur.
The Assign Multiple Subscriptions status confirms that the multiple subscribers were
added successfully.
9. Click Finish.
You can view the newly assigned subscribers from the main MSDN Subscriptions
Administration page.
NOTE Depending on the number of subscribers uploaded, it may take some time for the
request to process. It is advised to check back later to confirm completion.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Removing a Subscriber
If a subscriber has left the company or changed responsibilities, then it may be necessary to
remove them.
To remove a subscriber
1. From the main navigation, click the Subscriptions tab.
2. From the drop-down menu, select MSDN Search.
3. On the MSDN Subscriptions Administration page,
a. Locate the subscriber you are removing from the list in the Results section or
b. Type the subscribers information into the Search form text fields.
4. Click the arrow on the right hand side to expand the Search section.
You can filter by various fields, including subscriber name and email, Subscriber ID,
subscription level, or country.
NOTE In the Results section, you can also export all subscribers to a CSV file.
5. Select the check box next to the subscribers last name
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You can sort the subscription summaries using the Subscriber Benefit Level(s) controls.
Use the Benefits control to filter for Subscriber Downloads and Media.
Use the Subscription Level to filter based on the subscription level (for example, Visual
Studio Ultimate w/MSDN).
For Select Plus subscribers, use the Coverage Period End Date calendar widget to filter
based on the coverage period.
You can use the View Benefit Summary area to view Benefit Type, Benefit Level, Coverage
Period, and Available, Assigned, and Remaining benefits columns.
The Remaining Benefits column indicates the remaining quantity of unassigned benefits that
are still available for use.
NOTE A negative remaining balance indicates an over-claimed benefit
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TechNet Subscriptions
TechNet subscriptions can be purchased directly from Microsoft or may be received as a
Software Assurance benefit. TechNet benefits available through Software Assurance must be
activated and managed separately from all other TechNet subscriptions. Find more information
at http://technet.microsoft.com.
Number
Name
Purpose
1.
2.
Online Services
Agreement List link
3.
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subscriptions link
summary.
4.
5.
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Number
Name
Purpose
1.
2.
Benefit list
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Number
Name
Purpose
1.
Filter View
2.
Licensing ID column
3.
4.
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Organization column
City column
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Online Administrator role (OLA): this is the existing Online Administrator role
automatically given to the End Customer when an order is placed.
Online Service Manager role (OLS) with the Manage Reservation constraint (MRV.
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5. From the main navigation, select Licenses, and then click Make Reservations.
6. On the Make a Reservation for a License ID page, select an eligible license.
You can hover over a grayed-out ineligible license to see the reason for ineligibility.
8. Select the date from the Calendar icon, and then click Continue.
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12. To change the usage date, select the Calendar icon to open the date selection widget.
13. From the Action drop-down menu, select New License.
14. Type the number of licenses in the Licenses text box, and then select the Usage Country
from the drop-down list.
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If you change the Usage Date after making some step-up line item actions on the
reservation (but before submitting the reservation) then the system must
evaluate if the change in the Usage Date also changes step-up opportunities.
If the new Usage Date is outside of the original step-up opportunities usage date
ranges, then a warning message displays. If you select Continue and accept the
date, the affected step up items are deleted.
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19. The Licenses page displays the details of your reservation and indicates if it is complete
or if there is an error during submission.
20. On the Online Services page, click the Action drop-down menu, and then make the
following selections.
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Number
Name
Purpose
1.
Service description
2.
Action menu
3.
4.
5.
Licenses textbox
6.
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21. Once you have selected all of the options, the service section closes, and the results of
your selection display. You can manage other plans that you may have listed in your
service agreement.
You can click Add Entry to add another line item to the same service if needed.
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23. The Reservation Confirmation page displays the multiple online services chosen for
step-up that are included in this reservation.
24. Click Submit Reservation, or Reset to restart the procedure.
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2. From the main navigation, click Licenses, and then click Manage Reservations. You can
view Manage Reservations by Service, License ID, and Reservation pages.
Click the Service button to display all of your reservations.
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If you click a reservation number link, the page will open the Reservation view
and close the License ID view. You can view reservation information by
descending order by the reservation date.
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Getting Help
You can access the Help page to search FAQ, contact technical support, or see an overview of
the main navigation bar in the VLSC web site. You can click the Contact Us link on the bottom
of the FAQ Overview page to navigate to the VLSC Help page.
From the main navigation bar, click Help to view the Frequently Asked Questions Overview page,
or click the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page to view contact details for the Support
Center nearest you.
Number
Name
Purpose
1.
2.
Interactive map
3.
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12.
13.
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Appendix B Glossary
Term
Definition
Commerce Technology
Platform (CTP)
Enrollments
Licensing ID
MOC
MBSA
MSDN
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Parent Program
Performance Summary
Volume Licensing
Program
Program name
for the Licensing
ID
Program name
for the Parent
Program
Select, Enterprise,
Campus, School
Enrollment
Master agreement
Select Plus
Public Customer
Number
Agreement
Agreement
N/A
Open License
License
Authorization
Number
Software Assurance
Step-Up Licensing
TechNet Benefits
VL
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Volume Licensing
VLSC
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Revision Date
Organization
1.0
4-19-2010
2.0
7-25-2011
WW Tools Readiness
3.0
10-18-2011
WW Tools Readiness
4.0
1-27-2012
WW Tools Readiness
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