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Set up admins for Visual Studio monthly subscriptions

Admins manage Visual Studio monthly subscriptions. These individuals can assign subscriptions, edit assignments, add or delete subscriptions, and perform other subscription management tasks.

The Azure subscription owner is the first admin

When you purchase Visual Studio monthly subscriptions, as the owner of the Azure subscription used to make the purchases, you're automatically set up as an admin for those subscriptions.

You can purchase monthly subscriptions through the Visual Studio Marketplace, or by contacting a Cloud Solution Provider. If you purchase through the Visual Studio Marketplace, at the end of the purchase experience, you're provided with an opportunity to manage users. Choosing that option takes you to the Visual Studio Subscriptions Admin Portal - https://manage.visualstudio.com.

After you purchase subscriptions, you can visit the Admin Portal at any time. Just sign into the portal and select the appropriate Azure subscription in the upper left corner.

As the owner of the Azure subscription used to purchase the monthly subscriptions, you can also assign more admins.

Add admins

To add admins for your subscriptions:

  1. Connect to the Azure portal at portal.azure.com.

  2. Sign in with the account you used to purchase the Visual Studio monthly subscriptions.

  3. On the left pane, choose Cost Management + Billing.

    Screenshot of the left pane on the Azure portal. Cost Management and billing is highlighted.

  4. Select Subscriptions, choose the Azure subscription that you used to make the purchase.

    Screenshot of the Subscriptions list in Azure Cost Management.

  5. Select Access control (IAM), which is located near the top of the list in the left navigation pane.

  6. Select Add role assignment in the "Grant access to this resource" tile.

    Screenshot of the access control hightlighted. The Add role assignment button highlighted.

  7. In the Add role assignment screen, select "Privileged administrator" roles.

  8. Choose User Access Administrator role from the list.

    Screenshot of the Add role assignment dialog. The Prvileged administrator roles option and User Access Administrators role are highlighted.

  9. Select Next.

  10. From the Add role assignment screen, under Members, select Select members.

    Screenshot of the Add role assignment screen dialog. 'Members' and 'Select members' are highlighted.

  11. Choose the member you want to make an admin.

    Screenshot of the Select members list.

  12. To limit access, select Conditions and select from the options available in the What user can do section. The recommended option is "Allow user to assign all roles except privileged administrator roles Owners, User Access Administrator (UAA), Role-base access control (RBAC)". One exception is when you need another Admin with "Owner" privileges. In this case, select "Allow user to assign all roles".

    Screenshot of Add role assignments screen dialog. 'Conditions' and 'What user can do' optinos are highlighted.

  13. Select Next, then Review and assign.

The new admin can now sign in to the Admin Portal. They can select the Azure subscription used to purchase the subscriptions from the list in the upper left corner of the page to manage those subscriptions.

Note

If you see users with access to edit your monthly subscriptions that you didn't establish as admins, don't be alarmed. They might hold roles in the underlying Azure subscription that allow them to manage subscriptions. Those roles include: owner, contributor, service admin, or coadmin. For more information, visit Add billing managers.

For information about Visual Studio monthly subscriptions, see the Overview under Buying subscriptions. To purchase Visual Studio monthly subscriptions, visit the Visual Studio Marketplace at https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/subscriptions.

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Learn more about managing Visual Studio subscriptions.

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