Office 365 Partner Features
For Cloud Essentials and Cloud Accelerate
Contents
1. Accessing partner features
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a. First-time signup
b. Adding features to an existing account
Creating purchase offers
Creating trial invitations
Offering delegated administration
Performing delegated administration
Accessing partner features:
First-time signup for Office 365
Scenario 1 Overview
WHO:
• Partners who do not have
an Office 365 account yet
− Never signed up for beta
− Have not claimed their
Office 365 internal use
rights (IUR) benefit yet
WHY:
• To claim Office 365 IUR
benefit
• To get access to “partner
features” of Microsoft
Online:
− Trial invitations and
purchase offers
(Cloud Essentials and Cloud
Accelerate)
− Delegated Administration
(Cloud Accelerate only; coming
soon)
1. Sign in to Microsoftcloudpartner.com
• Sign in using the Windows
Live ID associated with MPN
membership.
• Same ID normally
used to sign in to
partner.microsoft.com
2. Click Link to sign up for Office 365
3. Confirm that you are the correct person in
your organization to act as administrator for
Microsoft Online Services
By checking this box, I approve Microsoft to share my
contact information with other individuals in my organization
for the purpose of accessing Microsoft Online Services
benefits
Name (Required)
James Smith
Email (Required)
Jamessmith@testcorp.com
4. Provide Basic Company
Information
5. Check Availability of Domain
Name
6. Click Next to start using Office 365
7. Begin using Office 365
Coming
Soon
8. Add other users
To ensure
others in your
company can
see and use
the partner
features,
select yes:
9. Receive e-mail
Accessing partner features:
Turning on features or activating
Internal Use Rights
Scenario 2 Overview
WHO:
• Partners who already have
an Office 365 account
− Beta account
− Trial account
WHY:
• To “turn on” partner features
(if you don’t already have
them)
• To activate your Office 365
Internal Use Rights benefit
1. Sign in to Microsoftcloudpartner.com
• Sign in using the Windows
Live ID associated with MPN
membership.
• Same ID normally
used to sign in to
partner.microsoft.com
2. Click link to add partner features
2. Log in to Microsoft Online Portal
NOTE: sign in
with Office 365 ID
3a. Verify Features Are Available Now
Coming
Soon
3b. Verify IUR Licenses Are Available Now
4. Add other users
To ensure
others in your
company can
see and use
the partner
features,
select yes:
Creating Purchase Offers
Click Create purchase offers
Select plans and license counts
Copy link or open in email
Creating Trial Invitations
Click Send trial invitations
Select which trial to offer
Copy link or open in email
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Offering Delegated Administration
Click Send delegated administration offers
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Copy link or open in email
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Performing Delegated
Administration
Click Lookup user or domain
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Search for customer
5
Click Administer on behalf of
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Perform admin tasks
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The customer experience
Receiving delegated
administration offer
Accepting a delegated
administration offer – step 1
Accepting a delegated
administration offer – step 2
View delegated administrators list