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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Managing licenses for Visual Studio subscription with GitHub Enterprise |
| 3 | +intro: 'You can manage {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} licensing for {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %}.' |
| 4 | +redirect_from: |
| 5 | + - /github/setting-up-and-managing-your-enterprise-account/managing-licenses-for-the-github-enterprise-and-visual-studio-bundle |
| 6 | + - /github/articles/about-the-github-and-visual-studio-bundle |
| 7 | + - /articles/about-the-github-and-visual-studio-bundle |
| 8 | +versions: |
| 9 | + free-pro-team: '*' |
| 10 | +--- |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +### About {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %} |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +{% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %} is a combined offering from Microsoft that allows a subscriber to use both {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} and {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %}. {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %} is available from Microsoft under the terms of the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement. For more information, see [{% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %}](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/subscriptions/visual-studio-github/) on the {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} website. |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +After you assign a license for {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %} to a subscriber, the subscriber will use the {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} portion of the license by joining an organization in your enterprise account with a user account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}. |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +For more information about {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}, see "[{% data variables.product.company_short %}'s products](/github/getting-started-with-github/githubs-products#github-enterprise)." For more information about accounts on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}, see "[Types of {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} accounts](/github/getting-started-with-github/types-of-github-accounts)." |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +### Prerequisites |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +1. After you buy {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %}, contact {% data variables.contact.contact_enterprise_sales %} and mention "{% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %}." You'll work with the Sales team to create an enterprise account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}. If you already have an enterprise account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}, or if you're not sure, please tell our Sales team. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +2. Assign licenses for {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %} to subscribers in {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_admin_portal_with_url %}. For more information about assigning licenses, see [Manage {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} subscriptions with {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/subscriptions/assign-github) in the Microsoft Docs. |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +3. On {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}, create at least one organization owned by your enterprise account. For more information, see "[Adding organizations to your enterprise account](/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-enterprise-account/adding-organizations-to-your-enterprise-account)." |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +4. The subscriber must create a user account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}, and the email address for the account must be the same email address as the email address in the {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} portal. For more information, see "[Signing up for {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}](/github/getting-started-with-github/signing-up-for-github)" and "[Managing email preferences](/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/managing-email-preferences)." |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +### Inviting a subscriber to use {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +To use the {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} portion of the license, the subscriber must join an organization owned by your enterprise account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}. Organization owners can invite new members to an organization. For more information, see "[Inviting users to join your organization](/github/setting-up-and-managing-organizations-and-teams/inviting-users-to-join-your-organization)." |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +### Viewing {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} licensing |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +After assigning a license for {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_ghe %} in {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_admin_portal_with_url %}, you can view the number of {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} licenses available to your enterprise account. For more information, see "[Viewing the subscription and usage for your enterprise account](/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-enterprise-account/viewing-the-subscription-and-usage-for-your-enterprise-account)." |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +You can also see pending {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} invitations to subscribers in {% data variables.product.prodname_vss_admin_portal_with_url %}. The list of pending invitations includes subscribers who are not yet members of at least one organization in your enterprise account. For more information, see "[Viewing people in your enterprise account](/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-enterprise-account/viewing-people-in-your-enterprise-account#viewing-members-and-outside-collaborators)." |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +### Further reading |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +- [Introducing Visual Studio subscriptions with GitHub Enterprise](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/subscriptions/access-github) in the Microsoft Docs |
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