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Business Central on premise licensing query re client development object assignment
"Is the licensing for Business Central on premise is the same as NAV"
No.
My last BC on-prem licensing guide is from March of this year but there's not anything about licensing BC by additional pages within the 50,000+ object range.
It should be as simple as the user wishing to develop needing a full user license for their environment, shouldn't it?
You may also find some clarity in the BC on prem licensing guide: https://assetsprod.microsoft.com/mpn/en-us/business-central-dynamics-licensing-guide.pdf
LicensingConcierge1 thanks for the response but it does not answer my question which is specifically relating to licensing not how to develop. In old NAV the client would buy xx number of additional objects (tables, reports, pages etc.) which needed to be assigned to their license so that they had permission to run those additional objects. My question is does this still apply in Business Central on premise or is the licensing for Business Central on premise the same as Business Central in the cloud? Note that the Object Designer is not installed in Business Central on premise v22. Thanks
Hi LizKipling
In old NAV the client would buy xx number of additional objects (tables, reports, pages etc.) which needed to be assigned to their license so that they had permission to run those additional objects. My question is does this still apply in Business Central on premise or is the licensing for Business Central on premise the same as Business Central in the cloud? Note that the Object Designer is not installed in Business Central on premise v22.
If I understand your question, the first link in my previous reply confirms that the functionality between NAV & Business Central (BC) is the same and that Microsoft Dynamics NAV is renamed Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on premises is under the Dynamics 365 Business Central brand.
There are a few features that are not intended for OnPrem https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/features-not-implemented-on-premises
With Dynamics 365 Business Central (cloud), you can create tables, create card pages, and create list pages. Here is the training on how to do so - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/add-new-objects/#Overview
With Dynamics 365 Business Central OnPrem, licensed users can create tables, reports, and pages:
with the Essentials & Premium licenses per pg.8 of the Dynamics 356 Business Central, on-premises Licensing Guide:
Hope this clarifies! 
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Microsoft CSP Licensing Concierge