All About VL
This is the legal right to install, run, and use software within defined limits.
What is a license?
This type of account is required for sign-in during registration.
What is a Microsoft Entra ID (Work/School Account)?
These programs are typically suited for customers purchasing 5–250 licenses.
What are Open programs (Open License, Open Value, Open Value Subscription)?
This platform now hosts Volume Licensing functionality previously found in VLSC.
What is Microsoft 365 Admin Center (MAC)?
This is where you check if an account is fully registered.
What is FHUB: Profile Mapping?
This must be accepted before legally using installed software.
What is a license agreement?
This is the sender of the Volume Licensing welcome email.
What is microsoft-noreply@microsoft.com?
These programs are designed for organizations with 250+ licenses.
What are MPSA, Select Plus, and Enterprise Agreement?
This navigation path leads to Volume Licensing.
What is Billing → Your Products → Volume Licensing?
This is where you can check possible agreement numbers using the domain of the customer's email address.
What is CMAT?
This license allows use indefinitely even after agreement expiration.
What is a perpetual license?
This is the validity period of the invitation link.
What is 60 days?
This category includes specialized organizations like government and education.
What are specialized licensing programs?
This section displays all available VL products.
What is Products and services?
These tools are needed to check Object ID Mismatch.
What are FHUB: Profile Mapping and Validations?
This option allows customers to convert subscription licenses into ownership.
What is buy-out?
This is the approximate time it takes for the welcome email to be sent after user addition.
What is ~10 hours?
This determines which licensing program a customer should use.
What is number of licenses purchased?
This identifies whether users belong to the same tenant or not.
What is Tenant type?
This tool is used to check if the customer's email address is listed as a user on an agreement.
What is FHUB: Agreement Search?
This is the minimum number of licenses typically required to start Volume Licensing.
What is 5 licenses?
This is what users must request if their invitation has expired.
What is a resend of the invitation email?
This program was retired but may still appear in support cases.
What is Open License?
This section combines License Summary and Relationship Summary.
What is Contracts?
These tools are what you need to check Email Discrepancy.
What are FHUB: Agreement Search and Resync Contracts?