Related to [[202312231437 Entra ID editions|Entra ID Licenses]]

• [[202401101139 Entra ID users|Entra ID user]] can be assigned licenses from multiple places
  • End result is sum of all licenses
  • if same license is applied from multiple places, license is consumed once
• Licenses can be assigned to dynamic [[202312242245 Entra ID Groups|entra groups]]
  • however if rule is changed then removed users lose the licenses
• Not possible to delete a [[202312242245 Entra ID Groups|entra group]] which has [[202312231437 Entra ID editions|Entra ID Licenses]] applied to it
• Can delete a user who has [[202312231437 Entra ID editions|Entra ID Licenses]] applied
• Licenses only apply to following
  • Security groups
  • M365 groups with securityEnabled=TRUE
• Licenses only apply to first level for nested groups. so only direct members in a [[202312242245 Entra ID Groups|entra group]]

Steps

1. Go to Entra Admin Center.
2. Go to Identity > Billing > Licenses.
3. Select License and click Assign.
4. Select [[202401101139 Entra ID users|Entra ID user]] or [[202312242245 Entra ID Groups|entra group]] and assign.

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references:

How to assign licenses to users Group based licensing Limitations and issues