Volume Purchase Location Considerations

Jamf Pro Documentation 11.16.0

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Application
Content Type
Technical Documentation
Utilities & Services
version
11.16.0
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en-US
vrm_version
11.16.0

Consider the following when adding locations to volume purchasing in Jamf Pro:

  • To avoid issues with content scoping and renewal dates, it is recommended that you do not configure multiple locations for the same distribution content.

  • Each service token for the specific distributed content should only be allocated once. For example, if the service token you want to upload already exists in Apple's Profile Manager, delete the service token from Apple's Profile Manager before uploading it to Jamf Pro. This limitation includes a single server instance.

  • If you upload a new token file to renew distributed content licenses, it is recommended that you do not delete the expired location from Jamf Pro before uploading the new server token file.

  • If you configured a location for your distributed content licenses and later integrated your environment with Apple Business Manager or Apple School Manager, it is recommended that you do not add a separate location for these licenses.

    Use the "Renew Service Token" button on the location Details tab to upload the new token (.vpptoken) that you acquired from Apple Business Manager or Apple School Manager. This will allow Location to display for your Apple School Manager token in Jamf Pro. When prompted, reclaim the service token to use it with your Jamf Pro instance. For information on how to obtain the token file, see the following Apple documentation:

    Note:

    It is recommended that you only use one Apple Business Manager or Apple School Manager account to integrate with volume purchasing. Using more than one account makes it difficult to isolate the account causing the issues when troubleshooting.

  • Deleting a location removes the instance from Jamf Pro but does not delete the settings in Apple Business Manager or Apple School Manager.