NCE Microsoft 365 and Software - CONNECT 20.0 Release Notes

Introduction

This document describes the new features, enhancements and known limitations of NCE Microsoft 365 and Software - CONNECT v20.0:

New Features

  • A new Connect Product is now supported to provision Provider Qualified Specialized Offers.

  • Changing the subscription Billing Frequency along with Billing Term (Immediate Change) is now supported.

    Note: This will start a new subscription period, so expiration dates will be modified. For additional information, refer to the Channel Operations Guide.

Enhancements

  • If the customer is no longer associated with the Provider, subscription cancellations will be completed successfully and a proper message will be displayed in the Connect Subscription Notes.

  • The CPV client id and secret were added to the environment variables in DevOps module values, so that this information is prefilled in the DevOps creation.

  • A script has been added, which obtains the processor messages and makes them available in a .po file format that can be used for localization purposes.

  • Logic for CSP and NCE has been split in the Change Flow to make it easier to clean up the code.

Known Limitations

  • NCE Microsoft 365 to Non-Qualified Commercial Customers: Changing the NCE order billing cycle is not supported by CloudBlue. This has been added to CloudBlue's roadmap and can be tracked with the following Id: MAP-701.

  • NCE Microsoft 365 to Non-Qualified Commercial Customers: Downsizing or changing the billing cycle in upgrades is not supported by CloudBlue. This has been added to CloudBlue's roadmap and can be tracked with the following Id: MAP-701.

  • All Microsoft User-Based Products: End-User Management is not supported by CloudBlue. This has been added to CloudBlue's roadmap and can be tracked with the following Id: MAP-715.