Merge pull request #273944 from paulth1/azure-savings-plans

[AQ] edit pass: Azure savings plans

Author: ShawnJackson

articles/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/buy-savings-plan.md

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 title: Buy an Azure savings plan
 titleSuffix: Microsoft Cost Management
-description: This article helps you buy an Azure savings plan.
+description: This article provides you with information to help you buy an Azure savings plan.
 author: bandersmsft
 ms.reviewer: onwokolo
 ms.service: cost-management-billing
@@ -15,83 +15,85 @@ ms.author: banders
 
 Azure savings plans help you save money by committing to an hourly spend for one-year or three-year plans for Azure compute resources. Before you enter a commitment to buy a savings plan, review the following sections to prepare for your purchase.
 
-There is only one savings plan offered. It applies to all compute services listed at [Charges covered by savings plan](savings-plan-compute-overview.md#charges-covered-by-savings-plan).
+Only one savings plan is offered. It applies to all compute services listed at [Charges covered by savings plan](savings-plan-compute-overview.md#charges-covered-by-savings-plan).
 
 ## Who can buy a savings plan
 
-Savings plan discounts only apply to resources associated with subscriptions purchased through an Enterprise Agreement (EA), Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA), or Microsoft Partner Agreement (MPA). You can buy a savings plan for an Azure subscription that's of type EA (MS-AZR-0017P or MS-AZR-0148P), MCA or MPA. To determine if you're eligible to buy a plan, [check your billing type](../manage/view-all-accounts.md#check-the-type-of-your-account).
+Savings plan discounts only apply to resources associated with subscriptions purchased through an Enterprise Agreement, Microsoft Customer Agreement, or Microsoft Partner Agreement. You can buy a savings plan for an Azure subscription that's of type Enterprise Agreement (MS-AZR-0017P or MS-AZR-0148P), Microsoft Customer Agreement, or Microsoft Partner Agreement. To determine if you're eligible to buy a plan, [check your billing type](../manage/view-all-accounts.md#check-the-type-of-your-account).
 
 >[!NOTE]
-> Azure savings plan isn't supported for the China legacy Online Service Premium Agreement (OSPA) platform.
+> The Azure savings plan isn't supported for the China legacy Online Service Premium Agreement (OSPA) platform.
 
 ### Enterprise Agreement customers
-Saving plan purchasing for Enterprice Agreement (EA) customers is limited to the following:
-- EA admins with write permissions can purchase savings plans from **Cost Management + Billing** > **Savings plan**. No subscription-specific permissions are needed.
-- Users with Subscription owner or Savings plan purchaser roles in at least one subscription in the enrollment account can purchase savings plans from **Home** > **Savings plan**.
+Saving plan purchasing for Enterprise Agreement customers is limited to:
 
-EA customers can limit savings plan purchases to only EA admins by disabling the Add Savings Plan option in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_GTM/ModernBillingMenuBlade/BillingAccounts). Navigate to the **Policies** menu to change settings.
+- Enterprise Agreement admins with write permissions can purchase savings plans from **Cost Management + Billing** > **Savings plan**. No subscription-specific permissions are needed.
+- Users with subscription owner or savings plan purchaser roles in at least one subscription in the enrollment account can purchase savings plans from **Home** > **Savings plan**.
+
+Enterprise Agreement customers can limit savings plan purchases to only Enterprise Agreement admins by disabling the **Add Savings Plan** option in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_GTM/ModernBillingMenuBlade/BillingAccounts). To change settings, go to the **Policies** menu.
+
+### Microsoft Customer Agreement customers
+Savings plan purchasing for Microsoft Customer Agreement customers is limited to:
 
-### Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) customers
-Saving plan purchasing for Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) customers is limited to the following:
 - Users with billing profile contributor permissions or higher can purchase savings plans from **Cost Management + Billing** > **Savings plan** experience. No subscription-specific permissions are needed.
-- Users with Subscription owner or Savings plan purchaser roles in at least one subscription in the billing profile can purchase savings plans from **Home** > **Savings plan**.
+- Users with subscription owner or savings plan purchaser roles in at least one subscription in the billing profile can purchase savings plans from **Home** > **Savings plan**.
 
-MCA customers can limit savings plan purchases to users with billing profile contributor permissions or higher by disabling the Add Savings Plan option in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_GTM/ModernBillingMenuBlade/BillingAccounts). Navigate to the **Policies** menu to change settings.
+Microsoft Customer Agreement customers can limit savings plan purchases to users with billing profile contributor permissions or higher by disabling the **Add Savings Plan** option in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_GTM/ModernBillingMenuBlade/BillingAccounts). Go to the **Policies** menu to change settings.
 
 ### Microsoft Partner Agreement partners
 
 Partners can use **Home** > **Savings plan** in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/) to purchase savings plans on behalf of their customers.
 
-As of June 2023, partners can purchase an Azure savings plan through Partner Center. Previously, Azure savings plan was only supported for purchase through the Azure portal. Partners can now purchase Azure savings plan through the Partner Center portal, APIs, or they can continue to use the Azure portal.
+As of June 2023, partners can purchase an Azure savings plan through the Partner Center. Previously, the Azure savings plan was only supported for purchase through the Azure portal. Partners can now purchase an Azure savings plan through the Partner Center portal or APIs. They can also continue to use the Azure portal.
 
-To purchase Azure savings plan using the Partner Center APIs, see [Purchase Azure savings plans](/partner-center/developer/azure-purchase-savings-plan).
+To purchase an Azure savings plan by using the Partner Center APIs, see [Purchase Azure savings plans](/partner-center/developer/azure-purchase-savings-plan).
 
-## Change agreement type to one supported by savings plan
+## Change an agreement type to one supported by a savings plan
 
-If your current agreement type isn't supported by a savings plan, you might be able to transfer or migrate it to one that's supported. For more information, see the following articles.
+If your current agreement type isn't supported by a savings plan, you might be able to transfer or migrate it to one that's supported. For more information, see:
 
 - [Transfer Azure products between different billing agreements](../manage/subscription-transfer.md)
 - [Product transfer support](../manage/subscription-transfer.md#product-transfer-support)
 - [From MOSA to the Microsoft Customer Agreement](https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/news/from-mosa-to-microsoft-customer-agreement)
 
-## Purchase savings plan
+## Purchase a savings plan
 
-You can purchase a savings plan using the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/) or with the [Savings Plan Order Alias - Create](/rest/api/billingbenefits/savings-plan-order-alias/create) REST API.
+You can purchase a savings plan by using the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/). You can also use the [Savings Plan Order Alias - Create](/rest/api/billingbenefits/savings-plan-order-alias/create) REST API.
 
 After you buy a savings plan, you can [change the savings plan scope](manage-savings-plan.md#change-the-savings-plan-scope) to a different subscription.
 
 ### Buy a savings plan in the Azure portal
 
 1. Sign in to the Azure portal.
-2. In the Search area, enter **Savings plans** and then select **Savings plans**.
-3. Select **Add** to purchase a new savings plan.
-4. Complete all required fields:
-    - **Name** – Friendly name for the new savings plan.
-    - **Billing subscription** - Subscription used to pay for the savings plan. For more information about permissions and roles required to purchase a savings plan, see [Who can buy a savings plan](#who-can-buy-a-savings-plan).
-    - **Apply to any eligible resource** – scope of resources that are eligible for savings plan benefits. For more information, see [Savings plan scopes](scope-savings-plan.md).
-    - **Term length** - One year or three years.
-    - **Hourly commitment** – Amount available through the savings plan each hour. In the Azure portal, up to 10 recommendations may be presented. Recommendations are scope-specific. Azure doesn't currently provide recommendations for management groups. Each recommendation includes:
+1. In the **Search** area, enter **Savings plans**. Then select **Savings plans**.
+1. Select **Add** to purchase a new savings plan.
+1. Complete all the required fields:
+    - **Name**: Friendly name for the new savings plan.
+    - **Billing subscription**: Subscription used to pay for the savings plan. For more information about permissions and roles required to purchase a savings plan, see [Who can buy a savings plan](#who-can-buy-a-savings-plan).
+    - **Apply to any eligible resource**: Scope of resources that are eligible for savings plan benefits. For more information, see [Savings plan scopes](scope-savings-plan.md).
+    - **Term length**: One year or three years.
+    - **Hourly commitment**: Amount available through the savings plan each hour. In the Azure portal, up to 10 recommendations might appear. Recommendations are scope-specific. Azure doesn't currently provide recommendations for management groups. Each recommendation includes:
         - An hourly commitment.
         - The potential savings percentage compared to on-demand costs for the commitment.
-        - The percentage of the selected scopes compute usage that would be covered by new savings plan. It includes the commitment amount plus any other previously purchased savings plan or reservation.
-    - **Billing frequency** – **All upfront** or **Monthly**. The total cost of the savings plan will be the same regardless of the selected frequency.
+        - The percentage of the selected scopes compute usage that would be covered by the new savings plan. It includes the commitment amount plus any other previously purchased savings plan or reservation.
+    - **Billing frequency**: **All upfront** or **Monthly**. The total cost of the savings plan will be the same regardless of the selected frequency.
 
 ### Purchase with the Savings Plan Order Alias - Create API
 
-Buy savings plans by using Azure RBAC permissions or with permissions on your billing scope. When using the [Savings Plan Order Alias - Create](/rest/api/billingbenefits/savings-plan-order-alias/create) REST API, the format of the `billingScopeId` in the request body is used to control the permissions that are checked.
+You can buy savings plans by using Azure role-based access control (RBAC) permissions or with permissions on your billing scope. When you use the [Savings Plan Order Alias - Create](/rest/api/billingbenefits/savings-plan-order-alias/create) REST API, the format of the `billingScopeId` property in the request body is used to control the permissions that are checked.
 
-#### To purchase using Azure RBAC permissions
+#### Purchase by using Azure RBAC permissions
 
-- You must have the Savings plan purchaser role within, or be an Owner of, the subscription that you plan to use, specified as `billingScopeId`.
+- You must have the savings plan purchaser role within, or be an owner of, the subscription that you plan to use, which is specified as `billingScopeId`.
 - The `billingScopeId` property in the request body must use the `/subscriptions/10000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000` format.
 
-#### To purchase using billing permissions
+#### Purchase by using billing permissions
 
-Permission needed to purchase varies by the type of account that you have.
+Permission needed to purchase varies by the type of account that you have:
 
-- For Enterprise agreement customers, you must be an EA admin with write permissions.
-- For Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) customers, you must be a billing profile contributor or higher.
-- For Microsoft Partner Agreement partners, only Azure RBAC permissions are currently supported
+- **Enterprise Agreement**: You must be an Enterprise Agreement admin with write permissions.
+- **Microsoft Customer Agreement**: You must be a billing profile contributor or higher.
+- **Microsoft Partner Agreement**: Only Azure RBAC permissions are currently supported.
 
 The `billingScopeId` property in the request body must use the `/providers/Microsoft.Billing/billingAccounts/{accountId}/billingSubscriptions/10000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000` format.
 
@@ -101,59 +103,60 @@ You can't cancel, exchange, or refund savings plans.
 
 ### Buy savings plans with monthly payments
 
-You can pay for savings plans with monthly payments. Unlike an up-front purchase where you pay the full amount, the monthly payment option divides the total cost of the savings plan evenly over each month of the term. The total cost of up-front and monthly savings plans is the same and you don't pay any extra fees when you choose to pay monthly.
+You can pay for savings plans with monthly payments. Unlike an upfront purchase where you pay the full amount, the monthly payment option divides the total cost of the savings plan evenly over each month of the term. The total cost of upfront and monthly savings plans is the same. You don't pay any extra fees when you choose to pay monthly.
 
-If savings plan is purchased using an MCA, your monthly payment amount may vary, depending on the current month's market exchange rate for your local currency.
+If a savings plan is purchased by using a Microsoft Customer Agreement, your monthly payment amount might vary, depending on the current month's market exchange rate for your local currency.
 
 ## View payments made
 
-You can view payments that were made using APIs, usage data, and cost analysis. For savings plans paid for monthly, the frequency value is shown as  **recurring** in the usage data and the Savings Plan Charges API. For savings plans paid up front, the value is shown as **onetime**.
+You can view payments that were made by using APIs, usage data, and cost analysis. For savings plans paid for monthly, the frequency value is shown as **recurring** in the usage data and the Savings Plan Charges API. For savings plans paid upfront, the value is shown as **onetime**.
 
 Cost analysis shows monthly purchases in the default view. Apply the **purchase** filter to **Charge type** and **recurring** for **Frequency** to see all purchases. To view only savings plans, apply a filter for **Savings Plan**.
 
-:::image type="content" source="./media/buy-savings-plan/cost-analysis-savings-plan-costs.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing saving plan costs in cost analysis." lightbox="./media/buy-savings-plan/cost-analysis-savings-plan-costs.png" :::
+:::image type="content" source="./media/buy-savings-plan/cost-analysis-savings-plan-costs.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows saving plan costs in cost analysis." lightbox="./media/buy-savings-plan/cost-analysis-savings-plan-costs.png" :::
 
-## Reservation trade ins and refunds
+## Reservation trade-ins and refunds
 
 Unlike reservations, you can't return or exchange savings plans.
 
-You can trade in one or more reservations for a savings plan. When you trade in reservations, the hourly commitment of the new savings plan must be greater than the leftover payments that are canceled for the returned reservations. There are no other limits or fees for trade ins. You can trade in a reservation that's paid for up front to purchase a new savings plan that's billed monthly. However, the lifetime value of the new savings plan must be greater than the prorated value of the reservations traded in.
+You can trade in one or more reservations for a savings plan. When you trade in reservations, the hourly commitment of the new savings plan must be greater than the leftover payments that are canceled for the returned reservations. There are no other limits or fees for trade-ins. You can trade in a reservation that's paid for upfront to purchase a new savings plan that's billed monthly. However, the lifetime value of the new savings plan must be greater than the prorated value of the reservations traded in.
 
 ## Savings plan notifications
 
-Depending on how you pay for your Azure subscription, email savings plan notifications are sent to the following users in your organization. Notifications are sent for various events including:
+Depending on how you pay for your Azure subscription, email savings plan notifications are sent to the following users in your organization. Notifications are sent for various events, such as:
 
 - Purchase
-- Upcoming savings plan expiration - 30 days before
-- Expiry - 30 days before
+- Upcoming savings plan expiration: 30 days before
+- Expiry: 30 days before
 - Renewal
 - Cancellation
 - Scope change
 
-For customers with EA subscriptions:
+For customers with Enterprise Agreement subscriptions:
 
-- Notifications are sent to EA administrators and EA notification contacts.
-- Azure RBAC owner of the savings plan receives all notifications.
+- Notifications are sent to Enterprise Agreement administrators and Enterprise Agreement notification contacts.
+- The Azure RBAC owner of the savings plan receives all notifications.
 
-For customers with MCA subscriptions:
+For customers with Microsoft Customer Agreement subscriptions:
 
 - The purchaser receives a purchase notification.
-- Azure RBAC owner of the savings plan receives all notifications.
+- The Azure RBAC owner of the savings plan receives all notifications.
 
 For Microsoft Partner Agreement partners:
 
 - Notifications are sent to the partner.
 
-## Need help? Contact us.
+## Need help?
 
-If you have Azure savings plan for compute questions, contact your  account team, or [create a support request](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Support/HelpAndSupportBlade/newsupportrequest). Temporarily, Microsoft will only provide Azure savings plan for compute expert support requests in English.
+If you have Azure savings plan for compute questions, contact your account team or [create a support request](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Support/HelpAndSupportBlade/newsupportrequest). Temporarily, Microsoft will only provide answers to expert support requests in English for questions about Azure savings plan for compute.
 
 ## Next steps
 
 - To learn how to manage a savings plan, see [Manage Azure savings plans](manage-savings-plan.md).
-- To learn more about Azure Savings plans, see the following articles:
-    - [What are Azure Savings plans?](savings-plan-compute-overview.md)
+- To learn more about Azure savings plans, see:
+
+    - [What are Azure savings plans?](savings-plan-compute-overview.md)
     - [Manage Azure savings plans](manage-savings-plan.md)
-    - [How saving plan discount is applied](discount-application.md)
+    - [How a savings plan discount is applied](discount-application.md)
     - [Understand savings plan costs and usage](utilization-cost-reports.md)
     - [Software costs not included with Azure savings plans](software-costs-not-included.md)