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Author: bandersmsft

articles/cost-management-billing/manage/account-admin-tasks.md

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
 title: Account Administrator tasks in the Azure portal
-description: Describes how to perform payment operations in Azure portal
+description: Describes how to perform payment operations in the Azure portal
 author: bandersmsft
 ms.reviewer: lishepar
 ms.service: cost-management-billing
 ms.subservice: billing
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 03/21/2024
+ms.date: 05/20/2024
 ms.author: banders
 ---
 
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ You can change the active payment method by adding a new credit card or choosing
 
     :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/account-admin-tasks/subscription-payment-methods-plus.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the plus symbol.":::
 
-1. Enter credit card details in the form on the right.
+1. Enter credit card details in the form on the right side of the window.
 
     :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/account-admin-tasks/subscription-add-payment-method-x.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows add credit card form.":::
 
-1. To make this card your active payment method, check the box next to **Make this my active payment method** above the form. This card will become the active payment instrument for all subscriptions using the same card as the selected subscription.
+1. To make this card your active payment method, check the box next to **Make this my active payment method** above the form. This card becomes the active payment instrument for all subscriptions using the same card as the selected subscription.
 
     :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/account-admin-tasks/subscription-make-active-payment-method-x.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows check box for making card active payment method.":::
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ To change the active payment method to a credit card that is already saved:
 
 ### Edit credit card details
 
-To edit credit card details such as the expiration date or address, select the credit card that you'd like to edit. A credit card form will appear on the right.
+To edit credit card details such as the expiration date or address, select the credit card that you'd like to edit. A credit card form appears on the right side of the window.
 
 :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/account-admin-tasks/subscription-edit-payment-method-x.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows credit card selected.":::
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ If your credit card is the active payment method for any of your Microsoft subsc
 
 ### Switch to invoice payment
 
-If you are eligible to pay by invoice (wire transfer), you can switch your subscription to invoice payment (wire transfer) in the Azure portal.
+If you're eligible to pay by invoice (wire transfer), you can switch your subscription to invoice payment (wire transfer) in the Azure portal.
 
 1. Select **Pay by invoice** in the command bar.
 
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ If you want to be approved to pay by invoice, see [learn how to pay by invoice](
 
 ### Edit invoice payment address
 
-To edit the address of your invoice payment method, select **Invoice** in the list of payment methods for your subscription. The address form will open on the right.
+To edit the address of your invoice payment method, select **Invoice** in the list of payment methods for your subscription. The address form opens on the right side of the window.
 
 ## Remove spending limit
 
-The spending limit in Azure prevents spending over your credit amount. You can remove the spending limit at any time as long as there's a valid payment method associated with your Azure subscription. For subscription types that have credit over multiple months such as Visual Studio Enterprise and Visual Studio Professional, you can choose to re-enable the spending limit at the beginning of your next billing period.
+The spending limit in Azure prevents spending over your credit amount. You can remove the spending limit at any time as long as there's a valid payment method associated with your Azure subscription. If you have a subscription type like Visual Studio Enterprise or Visual Studio Professional, which provides credit over several months, you can reactivate the spending limit at the start of your upcoming billing cycle.
 
 The spending limit isn’t available for subscriptions with commitment plans or with pay-as-you-go pricing.
 
@@ -139,13 +139,13 @@ The spending limit isn’t available for subscriptions with commitment plans or
 
    :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/account-admin-tasks/remove-spending-limit-blade-x.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the remove spending limit page and options.":::
 
-1. Select **Select payment method** to choose a payment method for your subscription. This will become the active payment method for your subscription.
+1. Select **Select payment method** to choose a payment method for your subscription. It becomes the active payment method for your subscription.
 
 1. Select **Finish**.
 
 ## Add credits to Azure in Open subscription
 
-If you have an Azure in Open Licensing subscription, you can add credits to your subscription in the Azure portal by redeeming a product key or purchasing credits with a credit card.
+If you have an Azure in Open Licensing subscription, you can add credits to your subscription. In the Azure portal, enter a product key or by buy credits directly with a credit card.
 
 1. Sign in to the Azure portal as the Account Administrator.
 1. Search for **Cost Management + Billing**.
@@ -169,21 +169,21 @@ If you have an Azure in Open Licensing subscription, you can add credits to your
 
 1. Select a payment method type in the drop-down. You can either add a product key or purchase credits with a credit card.
 
-    :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/account-admin-tasks/add-credits-select-payment-method.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows payment method drop down in add credits blade.":::
+    :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/account-admin-tasks/add-credits-select-payment-method.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows payment method list in add credits window.":::
 
 1. If you chose product key:
     - Enter the product key
     - Select **Validate**
 
 1. If you chose credit card:
     - Select **Select payment method** to add a credit card or select an existing one.
-    - Specify the amount of credits you want to add.
+    - Specify the credit amount you want to add.
 
 1. Select **Apply**
 
 ## Usage details files comparison
 
-Use the following information to find the mapping between the fields available in the v1 and v2 versions of the files from the Accounts portal and the latest version of the usage details file in the Azure portal.
+Use the following information to find the mapping between the fields available in the v1 and v2 versions of the files from the Accounts portal. It also has the latest version of the usage details file in the Azure portal.
 
 | V1 | V2 | Azure portal |
 | --- | --- | --- |
@@ -213,11 +213,11 @@ Use the following information to find the mapping between the fields available i
 
 For more information about the fields available in the latest usage details file, see [Understand the terms in your Azure usage and charges file](../understand/understand-usage.md).
 
-The following fields are from v1 and v2 versions of the files from the Accounts portal. They are no longer available in the latest usage details file.
+The following fields are from v1 and v2 versions of the files from the Accounts portal. They're no longer available in the latest usage details file.
 
 | V1 | V2 |
 | --- | --- |
-| Order Id | Order Id |
+| Order ID | Order ID |
 | Description | Description |
 | Billing Date(Anniversary Date) | Billing Date(Anniversary Date) |
 | Offer Name | Offer Name |
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ The following fields are from v1 and v2 versions of the files from the Accounts
 | Component |  |
 
 ## Troubleshooting
-We do not support virtual or prepaid cards. If you are getting errors when adding or updating a valid credit card, try opening your browser in private mode.
+We don't support virtual or prepaid cards. If you're getting errors when adding or updating a valid credit card, try opening your browser in private mode.
 
 ## Next steps
 - Learn more about [analyzing unexpected charges](../understand/analyze-unexpected-charges.md)

articles/cost-management-billing/manage/create-subscription-request.md

@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ ms.reviewer: amberb
 ms.service: cost-management-billing
 ms.subservice: billing
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 03/21/2024
+ms.date: 05/20/2024
 ms.author: banders
 ---
 
 # Create a Microsoft Customer Agreement subscription request
 
-This article helps you create a [Microsoft Customer Agreement](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/microsoft-customer-agreement/) subscription for someone else that's in a different Microsoft Entra directory/tenant. After the request is created, the recipient accepts the subscription request. You may want another subscription to avoid hitting subscription quota limits, to create separate environments for security, or to isolate data for compliance reasons. 
+This article helps you create a [Microsoft Customer Agreement](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/microsoft-customer-agreement/) subscription for someone else that's in a different Microsoft Entra directory/tenant. After the request is created, the recipient accepts the subscription request. You might want another subscription to avoid hitting subscription quota limits, to create separate environments for security, or to isolate data for compliance reasons. 
 
 If you instead want to create a subscription for yourself or for someone else in your current Microsoft Entra directory/tenant, see [Create a Microsoft Customer Agreement subscription](create-subscription.md). If you want to create subscriptions for Enterprise Agreements, see [Create an EA subscription](create-enterprise-subscription.md). If you're a Microsoft Partner and you want to create a subscription for a customer, see [Create a subscription for a partner's customer](create-customer-subscription.md). Or, if you have a Microsoft Online Service Program (MOSP) billing account, also called pay-as-you-go, you can create subscriptions starting in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Billing/SubscriptionsBlade) and then you complete the process at https://signup.azure.com/.
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ To learn more about billing accounts and identify your billing account type, see
 
 You need one of the following permissions to create a Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) subscription request.
 
-- Owner or contributor role on the invoice section, billing profile or billing account. 
+- Owner or contributor role on the invoice section, billing profile, or billing account. 
 - Azure subscription creator role on the invoice section.
 
 For more information, see [Subscription billing roles and task](understand-mca-roles.md#subscription-billing-roles-and-tasks).
@@ -38,21 +38,21 @@ A link to the subscription request is also created. The creator can manually sha
 1. Navigate to **Subscriptions** and then select **Add**.  
     :::image type="content" source="./media/create-subscription-request/subscription-add.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Subscription page where you Add a subscription." lightbox="./media/create-subscription-request/subscription-add.png" :::
 1. On the Create a subscription page, on the **Basics** tab, type a **Subscription name**.
-1. Select the **Billing account** where the new subscription will get created.
-1. Select the **Billing profile** where the subscription will get created.
-1. Select the **Invoice section** where the subscription will get created.
-1. Next to **Plan**, select **Microsoft Azure Plan for DevTest** if the subscription will be used for development or testing workloads. Otherwise, select **Microsoft Azure Plan**.  
+1. Select the **Billing account** where the new subscription gets created.
+1. Select the **Billing profile** where the subscription gets created.
+1. Select the **Invoice section** where the subscription gets created.
+1. Next to **Plan**, select **Microsoft Azure Plan for DevTest** if the subscription is used for development or testing workloads. Otherwise, select **Microsoft Azure Plan**.  
     :::image type="content" source="./media/create-subscription-request/create-subscription-basics-tab.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Basics tab where you enter basic information about the subscription." lightbox="./media/create-subscription-request/create-subscription-basics-tab.png" :::
 1. Select the **Advanced** tab.
-1. Select your **Subscription directory**. It's the Microsoft Entra ID where the new subscription will get created.
+1. Select your **Subscription directory**. It's the Microsoft Entra ID where the new subscription gets created.
 1. The **Management group** option is unavailable because you can only select management groups in the current directory.
 1. Select more or more **Subscription owners**. You can select only users or service principals in the selected subscription directory. You can't select guest directory users. If you select a service principal, enter its App ID.   
     :::image type="content" source="./media/create-subscription-request/create-subscription-advanced-tab-external.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the Advanced tab where you specify the directory, management group, and owner." lightbox="./media/create-subscription-request/create-subscription-advanced-tab-external.png" :::
 1. Select the **Tags** tab.
 1. Enter tag pairs for **Name** and **Value**.  
     :::image type="content" source="./media/create-subscription-request/create-subscription-tags-tab.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the tags tab where you enter tag and value pairs." lightbox="./media/create-subscription-request/create-subscription-tags-tab.png" :::
 1. Select **Review + create**. You should see a message stating `The subscription will be created once the subscription owner accepts this request in the target directory.`
-1. Verify that the subscription information is correct, then select **Request**. You'll see a notification that the request is getting created and sent to the acceptor.
+1. Verify that the subscription information is correct, then select **Request**. You see a notification that the request is getting created and sent to the acceptor.
 
 After the new subscription is sent, the acceptor receives an email with subscription acceptance information with a link where they can accept the new subscription.
 
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ The subscription acceptor receives an email inviting them to accept subscription
 
 :::image type="content" source="./media/create-subscription-request/accept-subscription-ownership-email.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the email with the Accept Ownership link." lightbox="./media/create-subscription-request/accept-subscription-ownership-email.png" :::
 
-Or, the subscription creator might have manually sent the acceptor an **Accept ownership URL** link. The acceptor uses the following steps to review and accept subscription ownership.
+Or, the subscription creator sent the acceptor an **Accept ownership URL** link. The acceptor uses the following steps to review and accept subscription ownership.
 
-1. In either case above, select the link to open the Accept subscription ownership page in the Azure portal.
+1. In either of the preceding cases, select the link to open the Accept subscription ownership page in the Azure portal.
 1. On the Basics tab, you can optionally change the subscription name.
 1. Select the Advanced tab where you can optionally change the Microsoft Entra management group that the new subscription is associated with. You can only select management groups in the current directory.
 1. Select the Tags tab to optionally enter tag pairs for **Name** and **Value**.
 1. Select the Review + accept tab. You should see a message stating `Validation passed. Click on the Accept button below to initiate subscription creation`.
-1. Select **Accept**. You'll see a status message stating that the subscription is being created. Then you'll see another status message stating th the subscription was successfully created. The acceptor becomes the subscription owner.
+1. Select **Accept**. You see a status message stating that the subscription is being created. Then you see another status message stating th the subscription was successfully created. The acceptor becomes the subscription owner.
 
 After the new subscription is created, the acceptor can see it in on the **Subscriptions** page.