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Bridge to the Cloud 2 Promo
axperience_gra Hi Daniel,
Your use case around when and how to purchase the promo the best way is something a lot of partners are struggling with. You want to purchase only a few licenses for the migration period, and then purchase all required licenses when go-live.
But indeed this is not how the promo works, or how it can be used. Like you mentioned; "So basically, as from day 1 of the migration project, ALL possible SKUs have to be bought" = YES.
If you first purchase 20 seats to start the project, then the customer will lose their promo eligibility like you mentioned. They need to purchase the minimum BREP value in promo/cloud from the start of the project.
This promo is meant for customers wanting to move towards the cloud of course. To support this transition, customers can renew their BREP in the cloud and get cloud software included in their renewal.
So it might feel like you need to purchase unnecessary licenses in the cloud, but this is not really case. As you actually get the cloud software for free (for the price of your current on-premises BREP costs). So it's 2 products for the price of 1.
It's all about point of view 😉
It would be weird if Microsoft would allow customers to discontinue their BREP, allow them to purchase just 20 seats D365 licenses, execute to project, and after the project (maybe costing years of development time) they can still purchase the promo.
Your use case is a perfect description of what the promo rules are and how to use it. So you've basically answered your own questions 😉
And I can only confirm it, you are 100% correct.
Cheers,
Martijn
no, that is not at all our requirement. It has nothing to do mit Microsoft-led (or any) NCE migration. Please read again ;). thanks
The B2C2 promo is for customers migrating into the cloud, so if you're not asking about migration, would you mind simplifying your question please?
I'm happy to assist 
Regards,
Microsoft CSP Licensing Concierge
LicensingConcierge1 I‘ll try.
Customer:
- is on Dynamics AX 2012 productive with 100 users
- starts migrating to D365 (eventually Bridge to the Cloud 2 Promo with 40% off for 36 months)
- is facing a duration of 6-12 months for the migration project (AX2012 to D365) - thus they don‘t need to have *all* user subscriptions from the beginning. Normally only the 20 users minimum to get their own LCS project and environments
- During the majority of the project‘s duration, they neither need any Device, Activity or Team members either - but needed to get the SKUs also from the beginning (terms of the BttC2 Promo)
How can this be achieved with the maximum financial benefit for the customer (40% off for all users for as long as possible)? We thought about getting 20 users for the project duration (full/normal price) and use BttC2 1-2 months before go-live.
Do you get understand my point?
best regards
Daniel
It sounds like you have 100 Dynamics AX users to who are migrating into the cloud via the BTTC2 promotion, yet only 20 of the users will be actively using the subscriptions for the initial 6-12mos.
If so, unfortunately, I don't know of a solution for this scenario. I don't show that any action would be taken on the inactive subscriptions, and I'm sure you know that the term for the BTTC2 subscription is 3yrs/36mos, so you'd be paying for 1yr that you're not using.
Is that the correct understanding?
If so, unless someone else has a suggestion that would work for you, I can only suggest that you submit a support ticket in Partner Center. You may be able to reach out to your local ROC and ask them, but I have a feeling that they'll direct you back to the BTTC2 FAQ & Policy, but you can give it a try.
As a last resort, you can opt for the advanced support plans for one-on-one assistance.
If this reply answers your question, please Accept as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly. Otherwise, please let me know if you need further assistance on this topic.
Regards,Microsoft CSP Licensing Concierge
- Support Ticket in Partner Center is probably a waste of time as you mentioned since they will redirect us anywhere.
I'll try our ASfP contact - I was hoping some other partner shared their knowledge/best practice here with me (but I know that many partners are doing stuff that is not meant to happen in CSP (but technically not blocked by Microsoft) - so I understand why they are not speaking out loud)
cheers
Daniel