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Timeline: Volume Licensing Order

2019-01-08·IT PartnerArchivevlscvolume licensing
This article covers an older approach. It’s kept online for reference, but parts of it no longer reflect how Microsoft 365 works today. For current guidance, start from the latest articles or ask us directly.

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    Client contacts an IT Partner and requests a quote for particular licenses from a few minutes to a few hours :::

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    IT Partner prepares a Quote for the Client (or client gets the quote via our website). from a few minutes to a few hours :::

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    Client approves the Quote from a few minutes to a few hours :::

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    IT Partner converts a Quote into an Invoice from a few minutes to a few hours :::

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    Client approves the Invoice and makes a payment from a few minutes to a few hours :::

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    IT Partner receives the payment and places an order with Microsoft between one and two business days (Academic or Non-profit orders may take longer to process by Microsoft :::

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    Client receives an email from IT Partner or from Tech Data (an official Microsoft distributor) with a digital license containing license number and authorization number :::

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    Client receives an email from Microsoft with invitation to register with the Microsoft Volume Licensing Services Center website (VLSC). :::

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    Client accesses the VLSC and creates a profile and accesses the
    installation files and activation keys. If Client used a different
    email address to register with VLSC, then it might take up to 48 hours
    to add the purchased license to the Client's profile using the
    License number and Authorization number that was sent via email
    from Microsoft.
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