Issue/Symptom/Question

What are the steps to enrolling into the Apple Volume Purchase Program (VPP)?  I want to distribute my PENTA apps with a Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution. 

Applies To

• Installing PENTA Mobile applications
• Enrolling in Apple Volume Purchase Program

Resolution/Fix/Answer

Downloading PENTA Mobile Apps For iOS Devices

New Penta iOS applications and updated versions will be published using Apple’s Volume Purchase Program (VPP).  Apple’s VPP provides an easy way of distributing new PENTA mobile apps and updates to your users when and how you want. If you currently use, or plan to use, PENTA mobile applications (TEP, eTime, or MFS) please follow the steps below to enroll in VPP and purchase and distribute apps. 

Enroll in Apple’s Volume Purchase Program (VPP)

1. Navigate to Apple Volume Purchase Program Enrollment Link
   1. If you are already enrolled in VPP you can skip to step 3.
   2. Whoever will be serving as your PENTA application administrator should enroll in VPP using a new Apple ID (email address). You CANNOT enroll using an existing Apple ID.
      1. Note: During the enrollment process, you are required to provide your company’s D-U-N-S® Number.
      2. Provide your Penta Account Manager with the Apple ID (email address) used to enroll in VPP.
         1. When Penta releases a new mobile app to the VPP Store they will make it available to your organization’s VPP Apple ID.

Purchase New PENTA Mobile Apps in the VPP Store

Note: Penta Mobile Apps are free apps within the VPP store

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1. 1. Note: Penta’s apps are classified as B2B, which allows you to choose when and how you want to distribute new apps and updates to your users.
      
   
   4. Select the PENTA mobile app you want to purchase.
2. 5. Specify the quantity of apps needed.
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4. 6. Choose a Distribution Type.
   1. See next section for descriptions of each option.
   7. Click Review Order
   8. Click Place Order
   9. Click Buy

Distribute Your Apps

Your PENTA application administrator has two distribution options to choose from before confirming their app purchase in the VPP store.

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