By default, ArcGIS Pro uses a license type called Named User. With a Named User license, you sign in to ArcGIS Pro with credentials. These credentials—a user name and password—are provided through your membership in an ArcGIS Online organization. You must meet three conditions to use ArcGIS Pro with a Named User license:
- You must be a member (a named user) of an ArcGIS Online organization.
- In the ArcGIS Online organization, you must have a user type that is compatible with an ArcGIS Pro license or that includes an ArcGIS Pro license. The Creator user type is compatible with an ArcGIS Pro license. The GIS Professional user type includes an ArcGIS Pro license.
- If necessary, you must be assigned an ArcGIS Pro license by the organization administrator.
Overview of the Named User licensing process
The steps for implementing Named User licensing can be summarized as follows:
- An administrator sets up the ArcGIS Online organization and adds members.
- The administrator specifies the user type of each member.
- As needed, the administrator assigns available ArcGIS Pro licenses to members with compatible user types.
- The administrator enables My Esri access for those members to download ArcGIS Pro.
- The members download and install ArcGIS Pro.
- The members start ArcGIS Pro and sign in with their ArcGIS Online account credentials.
This process is explained in more detail, for ArcGIS Online administrators and ArcGIS Pro users, in subsequent help topics.
Note:
The software download procedure in your workplace may be different. For example, download and installation may be handled by a support department rather than by individual users.
How to get ArcGIS Pro licenses
ArcGIS Pro is part of ArcGIS Desktop. An ArcGIS Desktop purchase includes ArcGIS Pro and the ability to set up an ArcGIS Online organization. For each unique ArcGIS Desktop license, one member can be added to the ArcGIS Online organization. The member can be given a Creator user type and assigned an ArcGIS Pro add-on license.
ArcGIS Pro licenses can also be purchased separately from ArcGIS Desktop. These licenses can supplement existing ArcGIS Desktop licenses or can be used with an ArcGIS Online subscription that is independent of ArcGIS Desktop.
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ArcGIS Pro licenses purchased separately from ArcGIS Desktop cannot be converted to Concurrent Use or Single Use licenses. Only ArcGIS Pro Named User licenses that are included with ArcGIS Desktop can be converted to Single Use or Concurrent Use, depending on the ArcGIS Desktop license type. Learn more about ArcGIS Desktop licensing.
ArcGIS Pro licenses and ArcGIS Online user types
Every member of an ArcGIS Online organization has a user type. The user type defines the member's ArcGIS Online capabilities and access to ArcGIS applications. The Creator user type is compatible with an ArcGIS Pro license, but does not include it. The GIS Professional user type includes an ArcGIS Pro license.
Each ArcGIS Desktop license makes one ArcGIS Pro add-on license and one Creator user type available in the ArcGIS Online organization. This means that a member can be added to the organization as a Creator and assigned an ArcGIS Pro license.
You can purchase additional user types and assign them to members of your ArcGIS Online organization. If you purchase Creator user types and want to assign ArcGIS Pro licenses to them, you must purchase the licenses separately.
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A GIS Professional user type can be Basic, Standard, or Advanced. Each of these user types includes an ArcGIS Pro license of the corresponding level.