Alert on Unused M365 Licenses Crate

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What does the Alert on Unused M365 Licenses Crate do?

This Crate checks daily for unused M365 licenses that can be returned to Pax8, then creates a ticket in your PSA with the information. The ticket will include hyperlinks to update the purchased quantity to match the used quantity and remediate unused licenses.

Crate prerequisites

Before unpacking this Crate:

The Pax 8 integration must first successfully be set up in Rewst .

The Microsoft Graph integration, part of our Microsoft Cloud integration bundle, must be installed and working.

Your PSA must be integrated with Rewst.

Unpack the Alert on Unused M365 Licenses Crate

1. Navigate to Crates > Crate Marketplace in the left side menu of the Rewst Platform.

2. Search for Alert on Unused M365 Licenses.

3. Click Unpack Crate.

4. Click Continue.

5. Enter your Time Saved.

6. Expand the Cron Job accordion menu and ensure that Enabled is toggled on.

7. Click Unpack.

Use the Alert on Unused M365 Licenses Crate

The Crate runs on a cron trigger, and will execute the workflow to generate the ticket at the same time each day. You can adjust the chosen time for execution in the workflow itself.

1. Navigate to Automations > Workflows in the left side menu of your Rewst platform.

2. Search for Pax8 Extra License Removal.

3. Click on the workflow to view it in the workflow builder.

4. Click to open the edit trigger menu.

   
5. Update the timing of the cron trigger as desired in the fields under Trigger Parameters. Note that when entering the time into the Cron Schedule field, the correct format is minutes followed by hour. For example. 18 3, not 3 18.

6. Click Submit.

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