Maybe there is already a thread with this information but I have not found it.
We have an organization with many users geographically dispersed and accessing the applications. I expose the case:
we have about 500 users that use a production module and a purchase order module, both custom applications
We want to implement dynamics businesscentral in the cloud Azure
We want to connect custom applications and BC for information exchange
The question / doubt is:
1- do we need to buy 500 user licenses?
2- Is only one license needed for the connection of both platforms? Wich one?
If the users in your custom applications are accessing BC (even indirectly) to update data in tables in BC, then the users needs to be licensed in BC. Either team (if you can stick with its limitations) or full users!
The other example would be if you had something like a shop floor module, which would access BC, then you may use a device license. But each application/device needs to have a general case-by-case approval from Microsoft. So if it is custom internal solution, then I doubt it would apply to your case.
The best advise I can give you, if you are a partner then contact MS through the official channels, to get an answer to which would apply to you. If you are not a partner, then you should contact your partner and have them contact MS.
it’s the first case: the users in your custom applications are accessing BC (even indirectly) to update data in tables in BC, specifically purchase orders. In this case, how MS knows the number of users that are working in my custom application???
If we have to pay licences (hope Team licenses) then we don’t develop custom application and the users can access directly in BC to make purchase orders. Is it possible?