Enable Users to use Microsoft Dynamics (Power Platform)

Objective

After creating your environment, you need to assign the fitting licenses to enable your users to use the Platform. This Tutorial will show you how to do this.

Process

System Admin
Opens the Power Platform Admin Center
System Admin
Assigns App Passes to the environment
System Admin
Opens Microsoft 365 Admin Center
System Admin
Assigns licenses to users within the environment

Prerequisites

  • Your cloud platform (environment) has been created
  • You have created a generic Admin user and have the login credentials available
  • Power Apps per app plan licenses have already been purchased

Click Through

Part 1: Assign App Passes to the environment
  • Navigate to the Power Platform Admin Center
  • Login with your Admin credentials
  • On the left, click on Resources, then Capacity
  • Scroll down until you see Add-ons
    • This may only be visible if per app licenses have already been purchased.
  • In the Add-ons table, click on Manage at the top
  • A Quick-Entry opens. Select the correct environment you created to install HR for Dynamics on. (screenshot)
  • Add the number of App Passes you want to allocate in the correct field (screenshot)
    • General rule: one user needs one App Pass
    • See exceptions here
    • Keep in mind the App Passes are per environment, so plan accordingly if you have more than one environment
  • Click Save at the bottom
  • After following those steps, the number of assigned App passes will be displayed in the Add-ons table (screenshot)

Part 2: Assign licenses to users via the Microsoft 365 Admin Center

  • Navigate to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center
  • Login with your Admin credentials
  • On the left side, click on Users and select Active Users
  • Here, you can see a list of all active users in your environment
  • Mark all users in the list who should have access to the HR Solution
  • Click on Manage product licenses in the top bar
  • Select Assign more and check the box for Microsoft Power Automate Free (screenshot)
  • Click Save changes at the bottom
  • After following these steps, your system users will show up in Dynamics 365. This may take some time.

Hint

  • After assigning the App passes to your environment, it may take up to one day for them to show up in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center.

Result

After following these steps, the correct licenses are allocated to your platform and users.
You can now continue with the next step and install your HR solution in the environment.
HR