As of version 19.3, the following new kinds of licenses are supported:
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Software subscription licenses. The key features of these licenses are:
- A license of this kind is a one-time fee license. After a customer pays for a software subscription license, a cloud subscription is created, and this customer can use the corresponding product or service for a fixed term. As soon as this term ends, this cloud subscription is canceled. This customer can pay for this license again to create a new cloud subscription and continue using that product or service.
- Limits in cloud subscriptions that include software subscription licenses cannot be changed. If a customer needs more software subscription license seats, this customer must pay for each license seat and create new cloud subscriptions.
- A customer cannot renew or cancel cloud subscriptions that include software subscription licenses.
- A software subscription license is organization-wide (it cannot be assigned to a user of an organization).
- Software subscription licenses are listed in Software Subscriptions CSP Commercial Price List files, which are available for download in the Microsoft Partner Center.
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Perpetual software licenses. The key features of these licenses are:
- A license of this kind is a one-time fee license. After a customer pays for a perpetual software license, this customer can use the corresponding product or service for its lifetime.
- A customer cannot renew or cancel cloud subscriptions that include perpetual software licenses.
- Limits in cloud subscriptions that include perpetual software licenses cannot be changed. If a customer needs more perpetual software license seats, this customer must pay for each license seat and create new cloud subscriptions.
- A perpetual software license is organization-wide (it cannot be assigned to a user of an organization).
- These licenses are listed in Software Perpetual CSP Commercial Price List files, which are available for download in the Microsoft Partner Center.
For a new installation of the application, you can configure these licenses during the deployment of the application, as described in the Office 365 Integration Provider's Guide >> The Cloud Solution Provider Scenario > Configuring Resources.
For an existing installation of the application, you can configure these licenses by using the instructions in the Office 365 Integration Provider's Guide >> Useful Information > How to Add New Software Subscription Licenses and Perpetual Software Licenses on an Existing Installation of the Application.