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Business Central Licensing: External Users - Customer Portal
Hi robepimatic
the only other option that I'm able to think of is Quickstart: Add a guest user with PowerShell - Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Learn
If that doesn't work, perhaps someone else here in the community has other suggestions, or you can utilize a support plan option for 1:1 solution assistance.
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Regards,Microsoft CSP Licensing Concierge
- That's correct. On prem this is a piece of cake. We can even create users through code which is part of the requirement here. i.e. any given customer might have dozens of people that need access to the portal. Set up the first user for the customer who will be their administrator. That person can then create all of the additional users using a custom function built within Business Central.
Hi robepimatic
You mentioned that you have 6,500 external users. Please review the current Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises Licensing Guide to ensure that these are in fact external users.
If I understand correctly, you can create a user group instead of designating each "external user" individually - Define Granular Permissions - Business Central | Microsoft Learn
Other helpful resources:
Administration of Business Central Online - Business Central | Microsoft Learn
Create Users According to Licenses - Business Central | Microsoft Learn
If this (or someone else's) reply answers your question, please Accept as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly. Otherwise, please let me know if you need further assistance on this topic.
Regards,Microsoft CSP Licensing Concierge
- Yes, these absolutely fit the definition of external users. They are external (work for customers of OUR customer) and are generally looking up their account info (orders, etc.). User groups do nothing here. They are just a mechanism for easier security management. Each user still has to be defined so they can log in/access Business Central. So, my original question still stands.
