After a Microsoft co-sell referral is accepted and later closed as Won, you can register the deal in Tackle. Registration is how Microsoft records an eligible Azure IP Co-sell win. Tackle shows whether a referral is ready, walks you through the Register deal panel, and lets you fix a registration if Microsoft needs attention.
This article is for users who manage Microsoft co-sell referrals in Tackle
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Before you get started
Complete Co-Sell onboarding in Tackle > Account settings > Co-Sell, and connect Microsoft Partner Center. Then go to Co-Sell and select Microsoft Partner Center.
Deal registration is available only for Microsoft co-sell referrals that meet Azure IP Co-sell criteria. For the full Microsoft requirements, see Microsoft Azure IP Co-sell requirements checklist.
Note
You have 60 days from the contract signed date to register a deal. Contract end date is required for non-perpetual contracts only.
Important: Microsoft annual deal registration pause
Microsoft temporarily closes deal registration in Partner Center each year during their fiscal year-end accounting period. During this time, you cannot submit new deal registrations. Attempting to submit returns: "Deal Registration functionality is currently closed to accommodate Microsoft end of year accounting."
When it occurs: Annually, typically late June through mid-July. For FY2026, registration is unavailable until July 14, 2026, 11:30 AM PDT.
What to do: Prepare contract dates and registration details in advance. When registration reopens, submit promptly. Deals must still meet Microsoft eligibility requirements and timelines at the time of submission. For more information, see Microsoft's FY26 PRACR close deadlines announcement.
Understand registration status
Each Microsoft referral includes a Registration status chip in the referral header, next to Status and Substatus
Registration status | What it means | What you can do |
Not eligible | The referral does not yet meet Azure IP Co-sell registration criteria. | Open Deal registration readiness and View deal eligibility criteria. Update the referral until the unmet items are resolved. |
Eligible | The referral meets registration criteria. You still need to close it as won before you can submit. | Continue the co-sell. When you are ready, click Close won. |
Pending | The registration was submitted and Microsoft is reviewing it. | Wait for Microsoft. You do not need to resubmit unless the status changes to Needs Attention. |
Needs Attention | Microsoft did not accept the registration as submitted. | Click Edit registration, fix the details, and submit again. |
Approved | Microsoft accepted the deal registration. | Review Registration details. No further registration action is required |
Note
Registration status is separate from referral Status and Substatus. A referral can be Active / Accepted and still Not eligible or Eligible for registration. You can register only after the referral is Closed with substatus Won.
Check deal registration readiness
Open the referral. The Deal registration readiness card on the right shows how close the deal is to registration and the next action.
In Tackle, go to Co-Sell.
Select Microsoft Partner Center.
Open the referral.
Review Registration status in the header and the Deal registration readiness card.
Not eligible
When the status is Not eligible, the card shows You're almost there! Tackle still needs the deal to meet Azure IP Co-sell registration criteria.
Click View deal eligibility criteria.
Review each item in Eligibility criteria. Unmet items appear with an error icon; met items appear with a checkmark.
Update the referral so unmet criteria can pass, then return to the card.
Tackle may check criteria such as:
Partner is eligible for deal registration
Deal type is Co-sell
Customer is managed by Microsoft
Solution is IP Co-sell eligible
Value is greater than 25,000 USD
Microsoft referral status is Accepted
The exact list depends on the referral. Use the Eligibility criteria panel as the source of truth for that deal.
Tip
From Eligibility criteria, click Learn more about deal registration or see Microsoft Azure IP Co-sell requirements checklist.
Eligible, pending deal close
When the status is Eligible and the referral is still open, the card shows Eligible, pending deal close.
The deal is eligible for deal registration. After the status changes to Closed and the substatus is Won, you can register within 60 days of the contract signed date.
When you are ready to close:
Click Close won.
Confirm the close.
Return to Deal registration readiness. The card updates to It's time to register!
To close a referral as won, lost, or error, see Close Microsoft co-sell referrals in Tackle.
The Deal registration readiness card shows It's time to register! and confirms the deal meets Azure IP Co-sell registration criteria.
Register a Microsoft deal
Open the closed won referral.
In Deal registration readiness, click Register now.
The Register deal panel opens.Confirm Registration details. Tackle prepopulates values when they are available. You can edit them before you submit.
Click Register.
Register deal includes:
Field | Required | Notes |
date | Yes | The 60-day registration window starts from this date. |
Contract start date | Yes |
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Contract end date | For non-perpetual contracts | Required for non-perpetual contracts only. |
Deal value | Yes | Whole numbers only. Decimals are not allowed. |
Currency | Yes |
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Solution | Yes |
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Type | Yes | Set to AzureIPCoSell and is not editable. |
Deployed on Azure | — | Toggle this on if the solution is deployed on Azure. |
Primary deployment | Yes | Who is primarily responsible for deploying this solution. |
Pricing model | Yes |
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To close the panel without submitting, click Cancel.
Note
After you submit, Registration status moves to Pending while Microsoft reviews the registration. If Microsoft accepts it, the status becomes Approved. If Microsoft cannot accept it, the status becomes Needs Attention.
Fix a registration that needs attention
If Microsoft cannot accept the registration, Registration status changes to Needs Attention. The Deal registration readiness card shows Registration needs attention.
The deal registration was not submitted successfully. Review the Microsoft response, update the registration details, and submit again.
Open the referral.
In Deal registration readiness, click Edit registration.
The Edit registration panel opens with the same Registration details fields.
Fix the highlighted fields. Tackle shows the Microsoft error at the top of the panel.
Click Register.
Example: If the deal was transacted through Microsoft Marketplace, Tackle may show: Marketplace transaction date is required when the deal was transacted through Microsoft Marketplace. Add the missing date and register again.
Warning
Do not ignore Needs Attention. The 60-day window from the contract signed date still applies. Fix the details and resubmit before the window closes.
Review approved registration details
When Registration status is Approved, Tackle replaces the readiness card with Registration details.
Approved details include:
Contract start date
Contract end date
Contract signed date
You can still review Customer Details and Deal Details. No further registration action is required.
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