How to add Apple Volume Purchasing Program (VPP) Applications to Apple Business / School Manager

Purchasing VPP applications through Apple allows for a more streamlined update experience to Apple MDM (Mobile Device Management) managed devices. The method used to deploy said applications will vary depending on which MDM solution used, but the purchase of the applications remains the same.

1. Log in to https://business.apple.com or https://school.apple.com as applicable. 
   
   
   
   
2. Select Apps and Books from the left navigation panel.
   
   
   
   
3. If prompted to do so, select the correct tax status for your organization and click continue. If not, skip this step.
   
   
   
   
4. Click Get Started.
   
   
   
   
5. Click Agree.
   
   
6. Complete the following five steps.
   
   
   1. Search for the desired application.
      
      
   2. Select the desired application from the search results.
      
      
   3. Assign the application to the desired group.
      
      Note: Multiple Locations, aka cost centers, may be added to ASM/ABM for departmental expense tracking. Instructions for adding a location may be located here.
      
      
   4. Input the number of licenses being purchased.
      
      
   5. Glick Get.
      
      
7. The licenses should now appear at the bottom of the screen. To add more applications, simply complete steps 6.1 - 6.5 as many times as needed.