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This article summarizes how to review payment descriptions and payment timelines to determine which commercial program a payment is for.
Payment Notification
For most incentive programs, a payment notification is sent to the program Partner Incentive Admin(s). Below is an example of the payment notification. Please note that Partner Incentive Admins are assigned at the program and MPN level. To determine your role in Partner Center, please see related articles How do I check my user role in Partner Center?.
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Payment Descriptions
If you received a wire transfer or ACH payment from Microsoft, your bank statement should have a description similar to the examples below which you can use to identify the appropriate incentive program. The highlighted text in the examples below is a code that indicates the incentive program.
Examples:
The table below contains the codes and program definitions to help identify each program.
|
Code(s) |
Program |
|
AGIP |
Accelerated Growth Incentive |
|
AZUREI |
Azure |
|
DYNCSA |
Certified Software Advisor (CSA) |
|
CSP1TR |
Cloud Solution Provider (Direct Partner) |
|
CLDSOL |
Cloud Solution Provider (Indirect Provider) |
|
CSP2TR |
Cloud Solution Provider (Indirect Reseller) |
|
CLDSCH |
Cloud Solution Program (China) |
|
CUSREV |
Custom Revenue Incentive |
|
N/A (Paid through credit note only) |
Commercial Distributor* |
|
ENTERP |
Enterprise |
|
CAMPGN |
Global or Local Campaigns |
|
HOSTNG |
Hosting |
|
MRPAAS, MRSLR |
Managed Reseller* |
|
OEMLCL |
OEM Local Campaign |
|
EACRM, DIRECT |
Online Service Advisor (OSA) |
|
EADPLY |
Online Service Usage (OSU) |
|
RTLOFF, RTLPCA, RTLWIN, RTLSUR, RTLXBX |
Retail Office, Retail PCA, Retail Windows, Retail Surface & Retail Xbox |
|
SAMFEE |
Solution Assessment |
|
SPLAR-R |
SPLAR* |
|
SURADR, SURADD |
Surface |
|
COMETT |
US CoMETT Co-Marketing Execution Tracking Tool |
|
LNRINC |
WW Learning |
*Commercial Distributor US, Managed Reseller US and MR RoW are paid through cash (wire transfer). All other Commercial Distributor Partners, Managed Reseller China, Retail Direct and SPLAR are paid via Credit Note. Below are examples of the payment description for Credit Notes.
|
Program |
How often |
Payment will be disbursed |
|
Accelerated Growth |
Monthly |
60 days after applicable milestone due date |
|
Azure |
Monthly & Quarterly |
All Azure consumption and Customer Adds: 45 days after earning month |
|
Certified Software Advisor (CSA) |
Bi-weekly |
45 days after the processing schedule (the processing dates are the 11th and 24th of each month) |
|
Cloud Solution Provider (Direct Partner) |
Monthly |
45 days after the end of the earning month |
|
Cloud Solution Provider (Indirect Provider) |
Monthly (Coop) |
By the end of the month, for claims approved by the 15th of that month |
|
Monthly (Rebate) |
45 days after the end of the earning month |
|
|
Cloud Solution Provider (Indirect Reseller) |
Monthly |
45 days after the end of the earning month |
|
CoMETT |
Monthly |
15th of the next calendar month in which the CoMETT claim and POE were approved |
|
Commercial Distributor |
Semesterly (Rebate) |
45 days after end of earning period |
|
Monthly (Coop) |
45 days after Microsoft final approval |
|
|
Custom Revenue |
Monthly |
45 days after end of transaction month |
|
Enterprise |
Monthly |
60 days after the end of the month |
|
Hosting |
Monthly (Coop) |
By the end of the month for claims approved by 15th of that month |
|
Monthly (Rebate) |
45 days after the end of the month |
|
|
Managed Reseller |
Semesterly (Rebate) |
45 days after end of earning period |
|
Monthly (Coop) |
45 days after Microsoft final approval |
|
|
Online Service Advisor (OSA) |
Monthly |
45 days after end of earning period |
|
Online Service Usage (OSU) |
Monthly |
45 days after end of earning period |
|
Retail |
Monthly |
Varies between Programs and offers. Payments are made around the 7th of each month |
|
Solution Assessment |
Monthly |
35 days from the end of the month following EM certification of Engagement completeness in CHIP in which payment request was created |
|
SPLAR |
Quarterly |
45 days after Microsoft quarter end |
|
Surface |
Quarterly |
45 days after Microsoft quarter end |
|
WW Learning |
Monthly |
60 days after end of earning period |
The below table indicates the appropriate platform which can be used to pull payment specific details.
|
Program |
Platform |
|
Accelerated Growth |
Partner Center |
|
Azure |
Partner Center |
|
Certified Software Advisor (CSA) |
PSBC |
|
Cloud Solution Provider (Direct Partner) |
Partner Center |
|
Cloud Solution Provider (Indirect Provider) |
Partner Center |
|
Cloud Solution Provider (Indirect Reseller) |
Partner Center |
|
Cloud Solution Program (China) |
Partner Center |
|
CoMETT |
Partner Center and/or CoMETT |
|
Commercial Distributor |
CHIP |
|
Custom Revenue |
Partner Center |
|
Enterprise |
CHIP |
|
Hosting |
Partner Center |
|
Managed Reseller |
Partner Center |
|
Managed Reseller (EMEA) |
Partner Center |
|
Online Service Advisor (OSA) |
Partner Center |
|
Online Service Usage (OSU) |
Partner Center |
|
Retail |
Partner Center |
|
Solution Assessment |
CHIP |
|
SPLAR |
CHIP |
|
Surface |
Partner Center |
|
WW Learning |
Partner Center |
How can I download earning details from Partner Center for a payment I received?
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