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Assign purchased books to users

Books purchased through Apple Apps and Books (VPP in the portal) can be assigned to individual users in Relution. It is not sufficient to create a Managed Apple Account (Managed Apple ID in the portal) for these users; they must receive an invitation via Relution and then follow the instructions on the screen.

How To

  1. The desired users are created in Relution, if not already done.

  2. The Users → VPP Users section is opened.

  3. Send invitation is selected.

    Relution VPP Users section with Send invitation button

  4. The desired VPP token is selected, followed by a click on Next.

    VPP token selection dialog before sending user invitation in Relution

  5. On the Users tab, the users to invite are selected, followed by a click on Confirm. The Groups tab invites all members of the selected groups.

    User selection dialog to invite a specific user to VPP in Relution

  6. The user will be added to the list with the status Registered. Relution sends the invitation by email to the email address stored for the user, provided that the option Send VPP invitation email to user is enabled under Settings → Notifications (default).

    Relution VPP user list showing invited user with Registered status

  7. In the email, there is a link which has to be opened - either with iTunes or Apple Music. Here, the user has to accept and confirm the terms and conditions. If no user is logged in on the device yet, a username and password may have to be entered.

    VPP invitation email with link to accept terms in iTunes or Apple Music

  8. The user must then also allow the assignment of apps.

  9. In Relution, the VPP users are now synchronized via Sync Users.

    Sync Users entry in the action menu of the Relution VPP Users section

  10. If the display is updated afterwards, the user is shown as Associated.

  11. Under Apps → Media, the book to assign is clicked.

    Relution Media list showing available books for license assignment

  12. In the next step, a click on Associate license opens the dialog, in which the corresponding token is selected, followed by a click on Next. The desired user is then selected on the Users tab, and the selection is completed with Confirm.

    Book license association dialog with token selection and user confirmation in Relution

Now the user is assigned a book.

Only VPP users with the status Registered or Associated are available for license association. The Groups tab associates the license with the members of a group. For media marked as device assignable in the Device assignable column, the Devices tab is also available.

In the Apps → Media section, additional books can also be purchased via Purchase books from Apple Store, and custom files can be added via Upload new PDF or ePUB. The distribution of custom PDF and ePUB files is described in the article Managed Media →.

Manage VPP users

In the list under Users → VPP Users, the following actions are available in addition to Send invitation:

  • Retire user: retires the selected users from Apps and Books. The status first changes to Retirement pending and then to Retired. The revocable licenses of the user are released. Book licenses are not revocable and remain with the user.
  • Reinvite retired users: invites retired users (status Retired) again.
  • Sync Users: synchronizes the status of the VPP users with Apple, e.g. after a user has accepted the invitation.