docs/content/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-enterprise/managing-your-enterprise-account/managing-licenses-for-visual-studio-subscription-with-github-enterprise.md

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About {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %}

{% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %} is a combined offering from Microsoft that allows a subscriber to use both {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} and {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %}. {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %} is available from Microsoft under the terms of the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement. For more information, see {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %} on the {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} website.

After you assign a license for {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %} to a subscriber, the subscriber will use the {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} portion of the license by joining an organization in your enterprise account with a user account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}. If the email address for the user account of an enterprise member on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} matches the User Primary Name (UPN) for a subscriber to your {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} account, the {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} subscriber will automatically consume one license for {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %}.

The total quantity of your licenses for your enterprise on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} is the sum of any standard {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} licenses and the number of {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} subscription licenses that include access to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}. If the user account for an enterprise member does not correspond with the email address for a {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} subscriber, the license that the user account consumes is unavailable for a {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} subscriber.

For more information about {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}, see "{% data variables.product.company_short %}'s products." For more information about accounts on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}, see "Types of {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} accounts."

Prerequisites

1. After you buy {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %}, contact {% data variables.contact.contact_enterprise_sales %} and mention "{% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %}." You'll work with the Sales team to create an enterprise account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}. If you already have an enterprise account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}, or if you're not sure, please tell our Sales team.

2. Assign licenses for {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %} to subscribers in {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_admin_portal_with_url %}. For more information about assigning licenses, see Manage {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} subscriptions with {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} in the Microsoft Docs.

3. On {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}, create at least one organization owned by your enterprise account. For more information, see "Adding organizations to your enterprise account."

Inviting a subscriber to use {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}

To use the {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} portion of the license, the subscriber's user account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} must be or become a member of an organization owned by your enterprise on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}.

Organization owners can invite new members to an organization by email address. The subscriber can accept the invitation with an existing user account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} or create a new account.

While not required, we recommend that organization owners send an invitation to the same email address used for the {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} subscriber's User Primary Name (UPN). When the email address on {% data variables.product.product_name %} matches the subscriber's UPN, you can ensure that another member of the organization does not claim the subscriber's license.

For more information, see "Inviting users to join your organization," "Signing up for {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}," and "Managing email preferences."

Viewing {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} licensing

After assigning a license for {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %} in {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_admin_portal_with_url %}, you can view the number of {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} licenses available to your enterprise account. For more information, see "Viewing the subscription and usage for your enterprise account."

You can also see pending {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} invitations to subscribers in {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_admin_portal_with_url %}. The list of pending invitations includes subscribers who are not yet members of at least one organization in your enterprise account. For more information, see "Viewing people in your enterprise."

Further reading

• Introducing Visual Studio subscriptions with GitHub Enterprise in the Microsoft Docs