Merge pull request #146714 from JnHs/jh-lh-palupdates

update linking info

Author: ShannonLeavitt

articles/cost-management-billing/manage/link-partner-id.md

@@ -157,9 +157,7 @@ Yes, You can link your partner ID for Azure Stack.
 
 **How do I link my partner ID if my company uses [Azure Lighthouse](../../lighthouse/overview.md) to access customer resources?**
 
-If you onboard customers to Azure delegated resource management by [publishing a managed services offer to Azure Marketplace](../../lighthouse/how-to/publish-managed-services-offers.md), your MPN ID will automatically be associated.
-
-If you [onboard customers by deploying Azure Resource Manager templates](../../lighthouse/how-to/onboard-customer.md), you'll need to associate your MPN ID with at least one user account that has access to each of your onboarded subscriptions. Note that you'll need to do this in your service provider tenant rather than in each customer tenant. For simplicity, we recommend creating a service principal account in your tenant, associating it with your MPN ID, then granting it access to every customer you onboard with an [Azure built-in role that is eligible for partner earned credit](/partner-center/azure-roles-perms-pec). For more information, see [Link your partner ID to track your impact on delegated resources](../../lighthouse/how-to/partner-earned-credit.md).
+In order for Azure Lighthouse activities to be recognized, you'll need to associate your MPN ID with at least one user account that has access to each of your onboarded subscriptions. Note that you'll need to do this in your service provider tenant rather than in each customer tenant. For simplicity, we recommend creating a service principal account in your tenant, associating it with your MPN ID, then granting it access to every customer you onboard with an [Azure built-in role that is eligible for partner earned credit](/partner-center/azure-roles-perms-pec). For more information, see [Link your partner ID to track your impact on delegated resources](../../lighthouse/how-to/partner-earned-credit.md).
 
 **How do I explain Partner Admin Link (PAL) to my Customer?**
 

articles/lighthouse/how-to/partner-earned-credit.md

@@ -1,27 +1,25 @@
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 title: Link your partner ID to track your impact on delegated resources
 description: Learn how to associate your partner ID to receive partner earned credit (PEC) on customer resources you manage through Azure Lighthouse.
-ms.date: 01/28/2021
+ms.date: 02/12/2021
 ms.topic: how-to
 ---
 
 # Link your partner ID to track your impact on delegated resources 
 
 If you're a member of the [Microsoft Partner Network](https://partner.microsoft.com/), you can link your partner ID with the credentials used to manage delegated customer resources, allowing Microsoft to identify and recognize partners who drive Azure customer success. This link also allows [CSP (Cloud Solution Provider)](/partner-center/csp-overview) partners to receive [partner earned credit for managed services (PEC)](/partner-center/partner-earned-credit) for customers who have [signed the Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA)](/partner-center/confirm-customer-agreement) and are [under the Azure plan](/partner-center/azure-plan-get-started).
 
-If you [onboard customers with Managed Service offers in Azure Marketplace](publish-managed-services-offers.md), linking happens automatically using the MPN ID associated with the Partner Center account used to publish the offers. No further action is needed in order to track your impact for these customers.
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-If you [onboard customers by using Azure Resource Management templates](onboard-customer.md), you'll need to take action to create this link. This is done by [linking your MPN ID](../../cost-management-billing/manage/link-partner-id.md) with at least one user account in your managing tenant that has access to each of your onboarded subscriptions.
+To earn recognition for Azure Lighthouse activities, you'll need to [link your MPN ID](../../cost-management-billing/manage/link-partner-id.md) with at least one user account in your managing tenant, and ensure that the linked account has access to each of your onboarded subscriptions.
 
 ## Associate your partner ID when you onboard new customers
 
-When onboarding customers through Azure Resource Manager templates (ARM templates), use the following process to link your partner ID (and enable partner earned credit, if applicable). You'll need to know your [MPN partner ID](/partner-center/partner-center-account-setup#locate-your-mpn-id) to complete these steps. Be sure to use the **Associated MPN ID** shown on your partner profile.
+Use the following process to link your partner ID (and enable partner earned credit, if applicable). You'll need to know your [MPN partner ID](/partner-center/partner-center-account-setup#locate-your-mpn-id) to complete these steps. Be sure to use the **Associated MPN ID** shown on your partner profile.
 
 For simplicity, we recommend creating a service principal account in your tenant, linking it to your **Associated MPN ID**, then granting it access to every customer you onboard with an [Azure built-in role that is eligible for PEC](/partner-center/azure-roles-perms-pec).
 
-1. [Create a service principal account](../../active-directory/develop/howto-authenticate-service-principal-powershell.md) in your managing tenant. For this example, we'll use the name *Provider Automation Account* for this service principal.
+1. [Create a service principal user account](../../active-directory/develop/howto-authenticate-service-principal-powershell.md) in your managing tenant. For this example, we'll use the name *Provider Automation Account* for this service principal account.
 1. Using that service principal account, [link to your Associated MPN ID](../../cost-management-billing/manage/link-partner-id.md#link-to-a-partner-id) in your managing tenant. You only need to do this one time.
-1. When you [onboard a customer using ARM templates](onboard-customer.md), be sure to include an authorization which includes the Provider Automation Account as a user with an [Azure built-in role that is eligible for PEC](/partner-center/azure-roles-perms-pec).
+1. When you onboard a customer [using ARM templates](onboard-customer.md) or [Managed Service offers](publish-managed-services-offers.md), be sure to include an authorization which includes the Provider Automation Account as a user with an [Azure built-in role that is eligible for PEC](/partner-center/azure-roles-perms-pec).
 
 By following these steps, every customer tenant you manage will be associated with your partner ID. The Provider Automation Account does not need to authenticate or perform any actions in the customer tenant.
 

articles/lighthouse/how-to/publish-managed-services-offers.md

@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ You need to have a valid [account in Partner Center](../../marketplace/partner-c
 
 Per the [Managed Service offer certification requirements](/legal/marketplace/certification-policies#700-managed-services), you must have a [Silver or Gold Cloud Platform competency level](/partner-center/learn-about-competencies) or be an [Azure Expert MSP](https://partner.microsoft.com/membership/azure-expert-msp) in order to publish a Managed Service offer. You must also [enter a lead destination that will create a record in your CRM system](../../marketplace/plan-managed-service-offer.md#customer-leads) each time a customer deploys your offer.
 
-Your Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) ID will be [automatically associated](../../cost-management-billing/manage/link-partner-id.md) with the offers you publish to track your impact across customer engagements.
-
 If you don't want to publish an offer to Azure Marketplace, or don't meet all the requirements, you can onboard customers manually by using Azure Resource Manager templates. For more info, see [Onboard a customer to Azure Lighthouse](onboard-customer.md).
 
 The following table can help determine whether to onboard customers by publishing a Managed Service offer or by using Azure Resource Manager templates.
@@ -60,5 +58,6 @@ Once the customer delegates a subscription (or one or more resource groups withi
 ## Next steps
 
 - Learn about the [Commercial Marketplace](../../marketplace/overview.md).
+- [Link your partner ID](partner-earned-credit.md) to track your impact across customer engagements.
 - Learn about [cross-tenant management experiences](../concepts/cross-tenant-management-experience.md).
 - [View and manage customers](view-manage-customers.md) by going to **My customers** in the Azure portal.