Create Microsoft perpetual software products

❗ Important: The documentation in this topic refers to a feature or product that is currently in Early Availability status. Features in Early Availability status are only available in production to a limited number of customers based on fit with specific use cases. For more information about Early Availability status, see Product lifecycle phases. If you would like to use the product capabilities described here during the Early Availability phase, contact your AppDirect technical representative.

Marketplace Managers can add Microsoft perpetual software products to the catalog, and sell these products to customers. These products can be purchased multiple times on a marketplace.

Before creating the product, Marketplace Managers can retrieve Microsoft offer information from the Microsoft price list and offer matrix on the Microsoft Partner Center.

📝 Note: AppDirect must enable some settings. Contact your AppDirect technical representative for more information.

Prerequisites for creating and selling all Microsoft products:

• Create a CSP service account on the Microsoft Partner Center
• Integrate your marketplace with the Microsoft Partner Center

When end users purchase Microsoft perpetual software products in the marketplace, the license keys are provisioned in the customer’s Microsoft tenant. An email notification with instructions on how to obtain the product key is sent from the AppDirect platform to the end user. The end user can then download the product from their Microsoft Admin Center.

To add a Microsoft perpetual software product,

📝 Note: If the AppDirect logo appears in the upper-left corner of the page, when Manage > Billing and Distribution, or Manage > Developer appears in this topic, click the grid icon > Switch to | Distribution, instead.

📝 Note: If the AppDirect logo appears in the upper-left corner of the page, when Manage > Marketplace appears in this topic, click the grid icon > Switch to | Store, instead.

1. Go to Manage > Billing and Distribution > Products > Add Products. The Create New Product page opens.
2. Enter the product name. This is the name that marketplace customers and Company Administrators see when they shop for and purchase your product, and when they use and manage the product.
3. Select the following:
   1. Standalone product for service type.
   2. Stacked Editions Web App for product type.
   3. Full integration for integration type.
   4. Single user for the usage model.
   5. One time for the revenue model.
4. Click to agree to the distribution terms and conditions.
5. Click Create Product. The product appears on the Product Dashboard. When you add a product, the system sets some default configurations. For example, while you cannot enter a product price on the Create new product page, the system sets a default price. After you create the product, you can edit all settings.
6. Add an edition to the product. See Add one-time editions.
   1. Go to Manage > Billing and Distribution > Products > productName | Edit. Click Editions and select Add New Edition.
   2. In the Edition information section:
      • For name enter One time edition.
      • For Edition Code, add <product\_id>:<sku> for example DG7GMGF0FKZV:0003.
      • For the target audience, leave blank or enter a target audience.
      • For position you do not need to select a value.
      • Select the checkbox to Show as primary pricing plan.
   3. In the Payment plans section, go to One time price and select a Unit type unit with a minimum price of 1.
      • Click Save Plan.
7. Request publication of the product, see Publish products.
8. When end users purchase Microsoft perpetual software products in the marketplace, the marketplace automatically sends them an email notification with instructions on how to obtain the product key. The end user can then download the product from their Microsoft Admin Center.
9. (Optional) Edit the Microsoft Perpetual Software notification template. See Create email template content.
   1. Go to Manage > Marketplace > Settings > Custom UI | Customer Notifications. The Customer Notifications page opens.
   2. Select the Microsoft Perpetual Software template and add text or parameters.
   3. Click Save.