Reseller & Distributor Portals
In LicenseSpring, the same portal is used by license managers in the classical sense (who manage the end-user's licenses), as well as resellers, or distributors.
The only difference is the permissions set on the license manager, where some will be allowed to issue new licenses and/or create new orders.
Distribution portal is available to Enterprise pricing plan only, and it can be activated on demand only.
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To give permissions to a distributor, you assign them as a license manager, and allow them to create their own orders, and add license managers to that order, who will act as resellers.
![Adjusting To Assign Distributor Permissions Adjusting To Assign Distributor Permissions](https://images.archbee.com/IJdHyjBlO9LOXOrDnWJTx/_Cx9bDcwfCrLUiAQd2dCi_image.png?format=webp)
When they log in to the user portal, there will be a few changes:
- A new tab in the left will allow them to create a new order.
- On an order detail a new "License Managers" tab will appear, where they can use it to add new license managers to an order (such as a reseller).
![Create Orders through the Distributor Portal Create Orders through the Distributor Portal](https://images.archbee.com/IJdHyjBlO9LOXOrDnWJTx/I5sMYRyWZYifGQbnRD_xT_image.png?format=webp)
The resellers will be license managers who will be allowed to issue new licenses within orders that they have been assigned to, but not allowed to create new orders.
![Adding License Manager Adding License Manager](https://images.archbee.com/IJdHyjBlO9LOXOrDnWJTx/qRkuy4QN_ztFjwcbg-BTV_image.png?format=webp)
You can then set which products and which license policies for those products the reseller is allowed to issue licenses for.
![Assigning Reseller Permisions Assigning Reseller Permisions](https://images.archbee.com/IJdHyjBlO9LOXOrDnWJTx/UqIaKoDI5Tpge8ocZFgED_image.png?format=webp)
![Selecting Enabled Products and Policies Selecting Enabled Products and Policies](https://images.archbee.com/IJdHyjBlO9LOXOrDnWJTx/UK3O5BeiRy11-yBPehfC1_image.png?format=webp)
When the reseller logs in to the user portal, they will be able to issue new licenses for orders they have been assigned to:
![Issuing New Licenses Issuing New Licenses](https://images.archbee.com/IJdHyjBlO9LOXOrDnWJTx/qWZc91zu2pplLqYhXwR55_image.png?format=webp)
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