Renewing or signing a new SPLA agreement: navigating the Microsoft Partner Center
Microsoft has made some changes to the Partner Portal over the last few years and we get a lot of questions around how to navigate the portal and specifically how to find your MPN ID. The Microsoft Partner Center is a central hub for all our Microsoft activities and the place to enroll or find an existing MPN ID. It is not an easy portal to navigate, it changes regularly and there are a number of ways to find your MPN ID. This post references just one.
To sign a SPLA with Microsoft, you are required to be an active Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) member. The basic membership is free. When you enroll, your company will be given an MPN ID number which you will use to sign the Microsoft SPLA.
To find your MPN ID, please see the link below and follow the instructions. If a renewal or enrollment is required, you may do so from this link as well.
To check for your MPN ID, go to Partner Center and select “Sign in” with your company email and password.
If this is your first time here, you can create an account by selecting “Become a partner”.
Select “Visit Partner Center”
Once in Partner Center, click on the gear icon at the upper-right corner of the screen, then select “Account settings”.
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This will take you directly to the ‘Legal info’ section of the Partner Portal. Again, there are a number of ways to locate your MPN ID, but if you scroll down a bit you will see a link to View MPN IDs.
The reason this is plural is because you may discover you have multiple MPN IDs listed for your organization. For the purpose of either renewing or starting a new SPLA, reference the one whose ‘location’ is typically Global, not location. If you see multiple MPN numbers listed, the right one is typically the one of the top of the list.
If you are having any problems or have error messages, you can create a Support Ticket by selecting “Support” -> select “New Request”
You can also reference the link below for training:
If you are still having challenges navigating the Microsoft Partner Center and finding what you are looking for, email us at info@altariscloud.com or schedule an appointment by clicking the button below. We’d be happy to help.
Your Microsoft Licensing Experts at Altaris Cloud