---
title: "Get-VBOLicenseOverviewReport"
description: "This cmdlet generates reports that contain information on the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 license usage."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/powershell/get-vbolicenseoverviewreport.html"
breadcrumb: "PowerShell Reference > Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 PowerShell Reference > Reports > Get-VBOLicenseOverviewReport"
dateModified: "2026-08-21"
---

# Get-VBOLicenseOverviewReport

## Short Description
Generates reports on the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 license usage.

## Syntax
```
Get-VBOLicenseOverviewReport -StartTime <DateTime> -EndTime <DateTime> -Path <String> -Format <VBOReportFormat>
 [-Timezone <TimeZoneInfo>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet generates reports that contain information on the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 license usage.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">EndTime</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the end date for the report period. The cmdlet will generate a report which contains information on the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 licensing for a period ending on the specified date.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>DateTime</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Format</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies in which format the cmdlet will save the report:</p><ul><li><em>PDF</em></li><li><em>CSV</em></li></ul>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBOReportFormat</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Path</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a path to the folder. The cmdlet will save a report to this folder.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">StartTime</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the start date for the report period. The cmdlet will generate a report which contains information on the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 licensing for a period starting from the specified date.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>DateTime</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Timezone</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a timezone that you want to show in the report. The timezone is displayed at the bottom of the report page.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: If you do not provide this parameter, the cmdlet will generate a report in the UTC timezone.</p><p>Accepts the <code>TimeZoneInfo</code> object.</p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-timezone"><code>Get-TimeZone</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>TimeZoneInfo</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the [About Common Parameters](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216) section of Microsoft Learn.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1: Generating License Usage Report

This command generates the license usage report with the following settings:

- The report period is set from 09/30/2025 to 11/01/2025.
- The cmdlet will generate the report in the CSV format. 
- The cmdlet will generate the report in the UTC timezone.

```
Get-VBOLicenseOverviewReport -StartTime 09/30/2025 -EndTime 11/01/2025 -Path "C:\share" -Format CSV
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2: Generating License Usage Report with Timezone

This example shows how to generate the license usage report with the following settings:

- The report period is set from 09/30/2025 to 11/01/2025.
- The cmdlet will generate the report in the CSV format. 
- The cmdlet will generate the report in the specified timezone.

```
$timezone = Get-TimeZone
Get-VBOLicenseOverviewReport -StartTime 09/30/2025 -EndTime 11/01/2025 -Path "C:\share" -Format CSV -TimeZone $timezone
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-TimeZone`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-timezone) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$timezone` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBOLicenseOverviewReport` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Provide the `StartTime` parameter.
   - Provide the `EndTime` parameter.
   - Provide the `Path` parameter.
   - Provide the `Format` parameter.
   - Set the `$timezone` variable as the `TimeZone` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 3: Generating License Usage Report for Last Month

This command generates the license usage report with the following settings:

- The report period is set for 1 month before today.
- The cmdlet will generate the report in the CSV format. 
- The cmdlet will generate the report in the UTC timezone.

```
Get-VBOLicenseOverviewReport -StartTime (Get-Date).AddMonths(-1) -EndTime (Get-Date) -Path "C:\share" -Format CSV
```

:::

## Related Commands

[``Get-TimeZone``](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-timezone)