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How to order perpetual software licenses by setting up a new agreement and new Microsoft tenant.

This tutorial shows how you can order a Microsoft Perpetual Software license by setting up a new tenant.

Perpetual licenses involve a one-time payment. You pay upfront for these licenses and then use the software indefinitely. In the Marketplace Platform, perpetual licenses can be ordered by creating a purchase order.

Prerequisites

Before starting this tutorial, make sure you are familiar with key concepts. You will also need:

• A licensee in the active state. Licensees are required to set up a new agreement.

• Your company details, like the company name, registration ID, and address. These details are required when setting up a new Microsoft tenant.

• The contact details of the person who manages your Microsoft account.

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1

Start the ordering process

To start the process:

1. Go to Catalog > Products.

2. Select Microsoft Perpetual Software.

3. On the details page, review the product information, then select Buy now.

2

Create a new agreement and submit your order

In the guided purchase flow, complete the following steps:

1. Create agreement – Select Create agreement.

2. Select licensee – Choose whether to use an existing licensee or create a new one. In this tutorial, an existing licensee is selected.

3. Create agreement – Select Create new cloud account to create a new organization tenant with Microsoft, then select Next.

4. Microsoft details – Provide the following information:

   1. Enter the tenant name you want to use on the onmicrosoft.com domain, then select Next. Make sure the name doesn't include punctuation marks or spaces. Use the Access tenant name availability tool to check the name availability.

   2. Provide the following details:

      1. Company name.

      2. Company registration ID or tax number.

      3. Company address, including city and zip/postal code.

   3. Complete the Primary Contact form, providing the contact details for the person managing your account, then select Next.

5. Special qualifications – Select the checkbox if your organization is a state-owned entity. Otherwise, leave it clear. A company is classified as state-owned if it is either controlled by the government or performs functions that the government considers its own.

6. Support contacts – Enter your support administrator's contact details and choose your preferred support language. Select Next.

3

Add items to your order and submit your order

1. Items – Follow these steps:

   1. Choose the items to order. You can select multiple items.

   2. Select Add items to add them to your order.

   3. Adjust the item quantity as needed, then select Next.

2. Details – Add reference details and your comments, then select Next.

3. Review order – Read the terms and conditions of the order and the privacy statement. Select Place order.

4. Summary – Select View details to open the order details page or select Close.

Next steps

Once you have placed your order, we verify the order details, including the Microsoft tenant ID, and create your new subscription.

If there are issues with your order, the order details page provides information about the problem and any actions you may need to take.

When your order is complete and your license has been set up, you can download your license keys from the Microsoft admin portal. For download instructions, see Download software and product license keys in Microsoft 365 documentation.

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