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Mudasir Bari 21 Reputation points
2025-03-29T08:26:21.4866667+00:00

Our requirement is for Enterprise-level features in SharePoint, which means we need the appropriate Enterprise licensing. Could you please confirm if we have the correct SharePoint Enterprise CALs assigned, or if any additional steps are needed to enable Enterprise features?

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SharePoint Server Development
SharePoint Server: A family of Microsoft on-premises document management and storage systems.Development: The process of researching, productizing, and refining new or existing technologies.
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  1. Xyza Xue_MSFT 30,086 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2025-03-31T02:34:04.4066667+00:00

    Hi @Mudasir Bari ,

    Here are steps:

    1.Go to the Central Administration -> Under the "Upgrade and Migration" section, select "Convert farm license type." -> Check the current license status displayed on this page.

    If you are on the Enterprise edition of SharePoint, then you will get this page.

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    2.If you are using SharePoint standard edition, you want to Enable Enterprise Features. In the "Convert farm license type" section, enter your Enterprise product key in the provided field -> Click "OK" to apply the key.

    3.After successful application, the license status should update to reflect the Enterprise features.

    4.Go to the Central Administration -> Under "Upgrade and Migration", select "Enable Enterprise Features." -> Choose Enterprise in the "Select Feature Set" section.

    https://www.csharp.com/article/sharepoint-2016-central-admin-upgrade-and-migration-enable-enterprise-featur/

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