Monitor licenses and active usage for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Standard for Azure service
This article describes the cloud licensing reporting experience for the User/Device licensing model only.
License assignment
Citrix Cloud assigns a license when a unique user or unique device launches a desktop for the first time.
Licensing summary
The licensing summary provides an at-a-glance view of the following information:
- Percentage of total purchased licenses assigned (used). As the percentage approaches 100%, the percentage goes from green to yellow. If the percentage exceeds 100%, the percentage turns red.
- The ratio of assigned licenses to purchased licenses and the number of available licenses remaining.
Click View Usage Details to see a breakdown of usage reports and trends, plus a list of users who are consuming Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Standard for Azure licenses.
Note:
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Standard for Azure was formerly Citrix Managed Desktops. Some displays might contain the former name.
Usage reports
You can download usage information for a standard or specified interval.
The information includes meter usage for:
- Azure VMs
- Network connections, such as VNet peering
- Azure storage items, such as managed disks, block blobs, and page blobs
Data can take up to 72 hours after the end of a day/month to reflect all usage.
Click Download Data to generate and download a CSV file to your local machine.
Usage trends and license activity
The Usage Trends breakdown shows the following information:
- Total Licenses: Your total purchased licenses for the cloud service across all entitlements.
- Previously Assigned: The number of licenses that were assigned in the previous month. For example, a user accesses the cloud service for the first time in July and is assigned a license. This license is counted as “Newly Assigned” for the month of July. For the month of August, this license is counted as “Previously Assigned.”
- Newly Assigned: The number of new licenses that were assigned for each month. For example, a user accesses the cloud service for the first time in July and is assigned a license. This license is counted as “Newly Assigned” for the month of July.
The License Activity section displays a list of individual users who have assigned licenses, and the date when a license was assigned to the user.
Release assigned licenses
Yearly service subscriptions: If you have a yearly subscription, you can release licenses for users that haven’t launched an app or a desktop in the last 30 days. You can release multiple licenses in bulk or individually.
Monthly service subscriptions: If you have a monthly subscription, you can release licenses on the first day of each month, regardless of the inactivity period.
When a license is released, the number of remaining licenses increases and the number of assigned licenses decreases accordingly. After a license is released, the user can acquire another license by logging in and using the cloud service.
To release multiple assigned licenses
- Under License Activity, select Release Licenses.
- From the list, select the users you want to manage and select Continue.
![List of users with eligible licenses for release]()
- Review the licenses you’ve selected and select Release Licenses.
To release a single assigned license
You can release individual licenses from the License Activity list. The list displays clickable ellipsis buttons only for users with licenses that are eligible for release.
- Under License Activity, locate the user you want to manage. From the ellipsis menu for that user, select Release User.
- Review your selection and then select Continue.
- When prompted to confirm the release, select Release.