The Software Assurance
Voucher Benefit (SAVB)
online tool is a new
electronic payment system
that will be used to issue
payments to SA Benefit
Partners delivering services
to Microsoft SA customers.
Effective March 15, 2010,
Partners participating in
the Microsoft Software
Assurance Planning Service
Benefit (“PSB”) program are
required to create and
submit payment requests
(invoices) using SAVB Online
Tool in order to receive
payment from Microsoft for
redeemed vouchers. This new
process replaces the invoice
submission process you
previously followed through
your
Regional Service Center
(RSC).
Microsoft is implementing
the SAVB tool to help:
Streamline your voucher
and required invoice
submissions, and
simplify Regional
Service center invoice
review and payment
processes.
Reduce
potential invoicing
errors and the need for
revisions or
resubmissions.
Reduce
the length of time to
receive your payment.
Provide you with
valuable online program
management tools,
including real-time
payment status for your
payment requests
(invoices) for redeemed
vouchers.
IMPORTANT! PLEASE
READ AND FOLLOW
THESE STEPS:
STEP 1:
To access SAVB for the first time, go to https://channelincentives.microsoft.com/home.mvc/savb to register. You must be a Global Administrator in the Microsoft Partner Network in order to complete the initial registration process in the tool, then invite Users. (Users must be associated to your organization in the Microsoft Partner Network.) If you’ve been “invited” to SAVB after initial registration has been completed, you do not need to be a Global Admin to have access to SAVB. NOTE: To access SAVB, you must have Vouchers in “redeemed” status since January 1st that have never been invoiced. Please update the status of your vouchers in VVR before attempting to access SAVB.
STEP 2:
After registering in
SAVB, you must WAIT
24-48 hours before
validating your bank
information and
mapping your payment
profile in SAVB to
your organization’s
locations. This
waiting period will
allow Microsoft the
time necessary to
create required
vendor ID(s) in our
automated payment
system.
NOTE:
If after the waiting
period, you are
still unable to see
or map your payment
profile(s) in SAVB
to your locations,
it may be because
Microsoft requires
additional essential
bank details or tax
documentation for
your organization.
If this occurs,
please immediately
contact the
Microsoft Accounts
Payable alias for
your region:
