An individual can hold any of the six Program Contact Roles in one Location. Each Program Contact Role can only have one named individual at a Location, however one individual may be assigned multiple roles at a Location.
Once an individual is associated to a Location or Locations, he or she can be assigned to:
One or more Program Contact Roles at a single Location
One or more Program Contact Roles at other Locations within the same Organization.
One or more Program Contact Roles across multiple Organizations.
See the topic Assign or Change Program Contact Roles for steps on assigning roles to the individuals associated to your Organization.
An individual that is assigned a Program Contact Role is a considered a contact. Contacts are used to identify the individuals that Microsoft will work with directly for the Microsoft Partner Program. To assign a contact, a name and an e-mail address are required. For the contact to be active, that individual must have completed an Individual Profile for the Membership Center.
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Role |
Required? |
Description |
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Primary Program Contact |
Required for every Location within an Organization |
This is the contact with whom Microsoft engages in the Program. A Primary Program Contact at the Headquarters Location automatically has Global administrative rights. A Primary Program Contact at any other Location in the Organization automatically has Location administrative rights. |
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Executive Contact |
Required for every Location within an Organization |
The Executive Contact should be assigned to the individual who manages the relationship with Microsoft. The administrator can change the Executive Contact to another individual. |
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Sales/Marketing Contact |
Required for every Location within an Organization |
This contact receives sales and marketing communications from Microsoft. An administrator can change the Sales/Marketing Contact to any other individual in the Organization. |
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First Technical Contact |
Required for every Location within an Organization |
This contact can access the MSDN downloads. An individual with this role is assigned a Technical ID used to access MSDN. |
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Second Technical Contact |
Not a required role |
This contact can also access the MSDN downloads. An individual with this role is assigned a Technical ID used to access MSDN. |
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Third Technical Contact |
Not a required role |
This contact can also access the MSDN downloads. An individual with this role is assigned a Technical ID used to access MSDN. |
Notes
An Administrator can assign roles to any individual associated to the Organization. Contacts can be changed at any time.
When a new Location is added, all required roles are automatically assigned to the individuals assigned in the Location above it in the Organization hierarchy.