Merge pull request #193560 from emuench/66239-private

66239 private

Author: JasonWHowell

articles/marketplace/TOC.yml

@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
     href: partner-center-portal/commercial-marketplace-get-customer-leads.md
   - name: Private offers
     items:
+      - name: For customers
+        href: isv-customer.md
+      - name: FAQs
+        href: isv-customer-faq.yml
       - name: For CSP partners
         href: isv-csp-reseller.md
       - name: FAQs

articles/marketplace/isv-csp-reseller.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ms.subservice: partnercenter-marketplace-publisher
 ms.topic: how-to
 author: emerb19
 ms.author: emerb
-ms.date: 02/10/2022
+ms.date: 04/06/2022
 ---
 
 # ISV to CSP partner private offers
@@ -45,25 +45,25 @@ Private offers can be created for all transactable marketplace offer types. This
 
 ## Private offers dashboard
 
-The **Private offers** dashboard in the left-nav menu of Partner Center is your centralized location to create and manage private offers. This dashboard has two tabs:
+Create and manage private offers from the **Private offers** dashboard in Partner Center’s left-nav menu. This dashboard has two tabs:
 
-- **Customers**: *Coming soon*
-- **CSP partners**: Opens the CSP partners private offer dashboard, which lets you:
+- **Customers**: Create a private offer for a customer in Azure Marketplace. See [ISV to customer private offers](isv-customer.md).
+- **CSP partners**: Create a private offer for a CSP partner in Azure Marketplace. This opens the **CSP Partner** private offer dashboard, which lets you:
     - Create new private offers
     - View the status of all your private offers
     - Clone existing private offers
     - Withdraw private offers
     - Delete private offers
 
-## Create a new Private Offer for CSP partners
+## Create a private offer for a CSP partner
 
 1. Sign in to Partner Center.
 2. Select **Private offers** from the left-nav menu to open the dashboard.
 3. Select the **CSP partners** tab.
 4. Select **+ New Private offer**.
 5. Enter a private offer name. This is a descriptive name that you will use to refer to your private offer within Partner Center. This name will not be visible to CSP partners.  
 
-### Offer Setup
+### Offer setup
 
 The offer setup page lets you define private offer terms, notification contact, pricing, and CSP partners.
 
@@ -73,14 +73,17 @@ The offer setup page lets you define private offer terms, notification contact,
     - To have your private offer start in an upcoming month, select **Specific month** and make a selection. The start date for this option will always be the first of the month.
     - Choose the month for your private offer's **End date**. This will always be the last date of the month.
 
-2. Provide up to five emails as **Notification Contacts** to receive email updates on the status of your private offer. These emails are sent when your private offer moves to **Live**, **Ended** or is **Withdrawn**.
+2. Provide up to five emails as **Notification Contacts** to receive email updates on the status of your private offer. These emails are sent when your private offer moves to **Live**, **Ended**, or is **Withdrawn**.
 
-3. Configure a **Pricing** margin percentage for up to 10 offers/plans in a private offer. The margin the CSP partner receives will be a percentage off your plan's list price in the marketplace.
+3. Configure the percentage-based margins or absolute **Pricing** for up to ten offers/plans in a private offer.
 
-    - Select **+ Add Offers/plans** to choose the offers/plans you want to provide a private offer for.
-    - Choose to provide a private offer at an offer level (all current and future plans under that offer will have a private price associated with it) or at a plan level (only the plan you selected will have a private price associated with it).
-    - Choose up to 10 offers/plans and then **Add**.
-    - Enter the margin percentage to provide to your CSP partners. The margin you provide will be calculated as a percentage off your plan's list price in the marketplace.
+    - *Percentage-based* margin can be given at an offer level so it applies to all plans within the offer, or it can be given only for a specific plan. The margin the CSP partner receives will be a percentage off your plan's list price in the marketplace.
+    - *Absolute price* can be used to specify a price point higher, lower, or equal to the publicly listed plan price; it can only be applied at a plan level and does not apply to Virtual Machine offer types. You can only customize the price based on the same pricing model, billing term, and dimensions of the public offer; you cannot change to a new pricing model or billing term or add dimensions.<br><br>
+
+    1. Select **+ Add Offers/plans** to choose the offers/plans you want to provide a private offer for.
+    1. Choose to provide a custom price or margin at either an offer level (all current and future plans under that offer will have a margin associated to it) or at a plan level (only the plan you selected will have a private price associated with it).
+    1. Choose up to ten offers/plans and select **Add**.
+    1. Enter the margin percentage or configure the absolute price for each item in the pricing table.
 
     > [!NOTE]
     > Only offers/plans that are transactable in Microsoft AppSource or Azure Marketplace appear in the selection menu.
@@ -103,11 +106,9 @@ The offer setup page lets you define private offer terms, notification contact,
     3. Enter the customer’s tenant ID. You can add up to 25 customers for the CSP partner, who will need to provide the customer tenant IDs.
     4. Click **Add**.
 
-### Review and Submit
-
-This page is where you can review all the information you've provided.
+### Review and submit
 
-Once submitted, private offers cannot be modified. Ensure your information is accurate.
+This page is where you can review all the information you've provided. Once submitted, private offers cannot be modified. Ensure your information is accurate.
 
 When you're ready, select **Submit**. You will be returned to the dashboard where you can view the status of your private offer. The notification contact(s) will receive an email once the private offer is live.
 
@@ -121,10 +122,10 @@ To view the status of your private offer:
 
 The status of the private offer will be one of the following:
 
-- **Draft**: You have started the process of creating a private offer but have not yet submitted it.
-- **In Progress**: You have submitted a private offer and it is currently being published in our systems.
-- **Live**: Your private offer is discoverable and transactable by CSP partners.
-- **Ended**: Your private offer has expired or passed its end date.
+- **Draft** – You have started the process of creating a private offer but have not yet submitted it.
+- **In Progress** – You have submitted a private offer and it is currently being published in our systems.
+- **Live** – Your private offer is discoverable and transactable by CSP partners.
+- **Ended** – Your private offer has expired or passed its end date.
 
 ## Clone a private offer
 
@@ -175,9 +176,9 @@ While your private offer publish is in progress, you can view additional details
 
 The additional details will be one of the following:
 
-- **CSP partner authorization in progress**: We are currently authorizing the given CSP partner to be able to sell your offer.
-- **Private offer publish in progress**: We are currently publishing the given CSP partner's private price.
-- **Live**: The private offer is now Live for this CSP partner.
+- **CSP partner authorization in progress** – We are currently authorizing the given CSP partner to be able to sell your offer.
+- **Private offer publish in progress** – We are currently publishing the given CSP partner's private price.
+- **Live** – The private offer is now Live for this CSP partner.
 
 ## Reporting on private offers