Select Plus

This article provides guidance on how to use Volume Licensing Central for Select Plus and Select 6.

Select Plus Overview

From July 1, 2016, in markets where the Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA) is available, Microsoft stopped accepting new orders and SA renewals through existing commercial Select Plus agreements on the next agreement anniversary date. This retirement doesn’t apply to government and academic Select Plus agreements.

• For midsize and large businesses with affiliates and 250+ devices
• Optional purchase of Software Assurance (SA)
• Non-expiring agreement
• Upfront or spread annual payments
• Perpetual licenses
• Purchase licenses as needed
• Eligibility and price levels based on purchase volumes

Initial order SA proration—Billing type

How the initial order SA is prorated depends on the billing type chosen for the order:  

1. Prepay billing (PE)- To align to the third affiliate anniversary, the initial order will be prorated from the coverage date and synchronized to the next affiliate anniversary date, plus 24 months.
2. Anniversary billing (AE)- The first billing is prorated for the months remaining before the next affiliate anniversary. The two subsequent billings are for 12 months each.
3. Order anniversary billing (OE)- The first two billings are for the full 12 months. The last billing is prorated based on the number of months remaining before the affiliate anniversary month.

How the initial order SA is prorated depends on the billing type chosen for the order:

1. Upfront billing (PE)- The customer pays the full amount at the time of order.
2. Affiliate anniversary billing (AE)- Payments are spread across affiliate anniversaries. The customer pays a third at the time of order, and another third on each of the next upcoming anniversaries.
3. Order anniversary billing (OE)- Payments are spread across order anniversaries. The customer pays a third at the time of order, and another third on each of the next two order anniversaries.

Select Plus in VLC

Locating a customer

In Select Plus, enrollments are identified by the Select Plus Agreement and Affiliate Registration Form Public Customer Number (ARF PCN), for example, S123456 and PCN 8451236.

1. To locate the correct Select Plus agreement, go to the Search for Agreement page.

2. Select the relevant affiliate Customer PCN.

Billing options

• VLC Orders for Select Plus will show prorated prices according to the usage date aligned with the next anniversaries. The prorated prices are for Microsoft License and Software Assurance (L&SA) and SA only.

• If you submit an order with a usage date of May 1, 2021, and an anniversary in March, VLC Orders will prorate the SA in 34 months (10 months +12 months + 12 months).

• The billing options for L&SA and SA are AE, OE, and prepaid only.

• The billing option for L is prepaid only.

Select 6 in VLC

Locating a customer

1. Go to the Search for Agreement page. You can search by Agreement Number or Customer Name.

2. Enter your search words in the Search field, then select the Enter key or the magnifying glass icon.

3. Review the search results and select the agreement that you want to create the order for.

Billing options

Select 6 is a specific program that is still supported for a few customers. In VLC Orders, its billing options are annual and prepaid. It also provides the option of submitting ZU reports.

Composing orders

• VLC Orders for Select 6 shows prices.

• The billing options for L&SA and SA are AE and prepaid only.

• The billing option for L is prepaid only.