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title: Azure and Dynamics 365 consulting service prerequisites - Azure Marketplace
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description: Prerequisites for an Azure or Dynamics 365 consulting service offer in Partner Center
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title: Azure and Dynamics 365 Consulting service prerequisites - Azure Marketplace
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description: Prerequisites for an Azure or Dynamics 365 Consulting service offer in Partner Center
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> We're moving the management of your Consulting service offers from Cloud Partner Portal to Partner Center. Until your offers are migrated, please follow the instructions in [Azure and Dynamics 365 consulting service offer](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/marketplace/cloud-partner-portal/consulting-services/cloud-partner-portal-consulting-services-publishing-offer) for Cloud Partner Portal to manage your offers.
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For information about the Consulting service offer, including the requirements for this offer type, see [Consulting Services for Azure Marketplace and AppSource](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/marketplace/consulting-services). The following table shows the additional requirements for specific consulting service types.
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For information about the Consulting service offer, including the requirements for this offer type, see [Consulting Services for Azure Marketplace and AppSource](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/marketplace/consulting-services). The following table shows the additional requirements for specific Consulting service types.
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| Offer type | Requirement |
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| Dynamics 365 Sales <br> Dynamics 365 Marketing <br> Dynamics 365 Customer Service <br> Dynamics 365 Field Service <br> Dynamics 365 Human Resources | Must be Gold or Silver certified in [Cloud Business Applications competency](https://partner.microsoft.com/membership/cloud-business-applications-competency) for Customer Engagement option. |
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| Dynamics 365 Finance <br> Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management <br> Dynamics 365 Commerce <br> Dynamics 365 Human Resources <br> Dynamics 365 Project Service Automation | Must be Gold or Silver certified in [Cloud Business Applications competency](https://partner.microsoft.com/membership/cloud-business-applications-competency) for Unified Operations option. |
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| Dynamics 365 Customer Insights | Must have at least one successful in-production implementation of [Dynamics 365 Customer Insights](https://dynamics.microsoft.com/ai/customer-insights/) with at least five measures and five segments. |
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| Dynamics 365 Business Central | Must be Gold or Silver certified in [Enterprise Resource Planning competency](https://partner.microsoft.com/membership/enterprise-resource-planning-competency) and must be the cloud solution provider for at least three Business Central customers. <br> <br> OR <br> <br> Must have published a [Business Central application in AppSource](https://appsource.microsoft.com/) |
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| Power BI | Must be listed on the [Power BI partner solution showcase](https://powerbi.microsoft.com/partner-showcase/?term=&country=&industry=&department=).|
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|Power Apps | Must be eligible for Advanced Benefits in the Power Apps Partnership program. For more information, see the [Power Apps Partnership: Benefits and Requirements](https://aka.ms/PowerAppsPartner) PDF (make sure your pop-up blocker is off). |
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| Consulting Service Topic | Primary Product to Select in Partner Center | Requirement |
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| Azure products | Azure | The offer must list at least one of the following fully earned competencies: <ul><li>Application Development</li><li>Application Integration</li><li>Application Lifecycle Management</li><li>Cloud Platform</li><li>Data Analytics</li><li>Data Center</li><li>Data Platform</li><li>DevOps|
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| Dynamics 365 Sales <br> Dynamics 365 Marketing <br> Dynamics 365 Customer Service <br> Dynamics 365 Field Service <br> Dynamics 365 Human Resources | Customer Engagement Applications | Must be Gold or Silver certified in the [Cloud Business Applications competency](https://partner.microsoft.com/membership/cloud-business-applications-competency) for Customer Engagement option, or have a co-sell offer for the primary product the service is related to. |
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| Dynamics 365 Finance <br> Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management <br> Dynamics 365 Commerce <br> Dynamics 365 Human Resources <br> Dynamics 365 Project Service Automation | Finance and Operations Applications | Must be Gold or Silver certified in the [Cloud Business Applications competency](https://partner.microsoft.com/membership/cloud-business-applications-competency) for Unified Operations option, or have a co-sell offer for the primary product the service is related to. |
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| Dynamics 365 Customer Insights | Dynamics 365 Customer Insights | Must have at least one successful in-production implementation of [Dynamics 365 Customer Insights](https://dynamics.microsoft.com/ai/customer-insights/) with at least five measures and five segments, or have a co-sell offer for the primary product the service is related to. |
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| Dynamics 365 Business Central | Dynamics 365 Business Central | Must be Gold or Silver certified in the [Enterprise Resource Planning competency](https://partner.microsoft.com/membership/enterprise-resource-planning-competency) and serve at least three customers or have published a Business Central application in Microsoft AppSource, or have a co-sell offer for the primary product the service is related to. |
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| Power BI | Power BI | Must be listed on the [Power BI partner showcase](https://powerbi.microsoft.com/partner-showcase/), or have a co-sell offer for the primary product the service is related to.|
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|Power Apps | Power Apps | Must be eligible for Advanced Benefits in the [Power Apps Partnership](https://aka.ms/PowerAppsPartner) program, or have a co-sell offer for the primary product the service is related to. |
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description: Learn how to publish a consulting service offer to either Azure Marketplace or AppSource using Partner Center.
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description: Learn how to publish a Consulting service offer to either Azure Marketplace or AppSource using Partner Center.
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# Consulting service creation overview
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# Create a Consulting service offer
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This article describes how to publish a consulting service offer to either [Azure Marketplace](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/) or [AppSource](https://appsource.microsoft.com/). List consulting service offers based on Microsoft [Dynamics 365](https://dynamics.microsoft.com/) and Power Platform on AppSource. List consulting service offers based on Microsoft Azure on Azure Marketplace.
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This article describes how to publish a Consulting service offer to either [Azure Marketplace](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/) or [AppSource](https://appsource.microsoft.com/). List Consulting service offers based on Microsoft [Dynamics 365](https://dynamics.microsoft.com/) and Power Platform on AppSource. List Consulting service offers based on Microsoft Azure on Azure Marketplace.
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To create a Consulting service offer in either Azure Marketplace or AppSource Consulting services, you must first [have a publisher account in Partner Center](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/marketplace/partner-center-portal/create-account), and your account must be enrolled in the commercial marketplace program. Before you create your offer, review the prerequisites in [Consulting service prerequisites](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/marketplace/partner-center-portal/consulting-service-prerequisites).
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