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eulerzzzz
Copper Contributor
May 11, 2023

Dynamics 365 BC - Affiliates

Company A (parent company), Company B (Subsidiary of Company A) and Company C (Subsidiary of Company A). Company B and Company C owned 100% by Company A.   The case is companies who will use D365 B...
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LicensingConcierge1's avatar
LicensingConcierge1
Silver Contributor
May 11, 2023

Hi eulerzzzz 

 

If you are a Microsoft Reseller, please reach out to your Indirect Provider for assistance w/ your solution.

 

Microsoft Partners can log into Partner Center to find both the D365 LG (BC online) & the D365 Business Central on-premises Licensing Guide (BC on-premises) for details on BC licensing.

 

In general, if you're questioning if an affiliate qualifies as an external user who does not need a license, please review either of the aforementioned licensing guides for details on Licensing Requirement for External Users.

 
 

 

 

 

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

 

  • eulerzzzz's avatar
    eulerzzzz
    Copper Contributor
    May 12, 2023
    Hi LicensingConcierge1

    I'm from Indirect Provider.

    For the case is Company B and Company C, both of them is Sister Company (under same Parent Company) and they want to have Dynamics 365 Business Central SaaS License in the same instance and same database and user from Company C want to have full access (not limited access), for this scenario is it allowed by Microsoft and who need to buy the license for users from Company B and users from Company C?

    Thanks
    • blakecheek's avatar
      blakecheek
      Iron Contributor
      May 15, 2023

      eulerzzzz,

      I'm pretty sure you're using the Affiliates statement from the MCA out of context here.

      In the realm of Business Central licensing this shouldn't matter unless you're talking about Company A, B, or C being your company ("your" meaning you as the MSP). They're not talking about corporate subsidiaries or affiliations in Business Central.

      Don't worry about this affiliates thing and just worry about licensing the client and their respective companies properly. Consolidate tenants B & C and license each user as appropriate.

      • Nick_Beacroft's avatar
        Nick_Beacroft
        Iron Contributor
        May 21, 2023
        What is the advantage the customer seeks in having the BC environments in a single tenant instance?
        All licenses would need to be purchased in one tenant. Company C cannot buy licenses in their tenant and use them in Company B's tenant.

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