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title: "Assigning permissions in Microsoft Partner Center Setup"
slug: "azure-assigning-permissions-in-microsoft-partner-center-setup"
updated: 2025-08-22T15:28:33Z
published: 2025-08-22T15:28:33Z
canonical: "docs.saasify.ai/azure-assigning-permissions-in-microsoft-partner-center-setup"
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# Assigning permissions in Microsoft Partner Center Setup

### In this Article

- [Assign Developer and Finance Contributor Role](/v1/docs/azure-assigning-permissions-in-microsoft-partner-center-setup#assign-developer-and-finance-contributor-role)
- [Assign Referral Admin Role](/v1/docs/azure-assigning-permissions-in-microsoft-partner-center-setup#assign-referral-admin-role)
- [Next Step](/v1/docs/azure-assigning-permissions-in-microsoft-partner-center-setup#next-step)

This article guides you through assigning the necessary **roles** in the **Partner Center Portal** for the **Microsoft Entra Application**.

To enable **API capabilities** such as **Payout Configuration**, the Developer and Finance Contributor roles must be assigned to the **Microsoft Entra Application** in **Partner Center**. Additionally, this guide covers the process of assigning the **Referral Admin** role, which is required for Microsoft **Co-sell** functionalities

## Assign Developer and Finance Contributor Role

Once the Microsoft Entra application is created with the required permissions, we need to assign the Developer & Finance Contributor role in Microsoft Partner Center by following the below steps:

> [!NOTE]
> Note:
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> To perform the steps mentioned below, the required role on the **Microsoft Partner Center** should be **Manager** or **Owner**

1. Log in to the [Microsoft Partner Center](https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/dashboard/home).
2. Click on **Settings** (gear icon) and select **Account settings**.
3. Click on **User Management** from the Left menu.
4. Go to the tab **Microsoft Entra applications** and click on **Add Microsoft Entra Application**.
5. Select the **Add Microsoft Entra Application** and Click **Continue**.
6. Search for the ‘Microsoft Entra Application’ with its name that you have created in the [previous step](/v1/docs/microsoft-entra-application-setup) and click on **Next**.
7. Select the roles **Developer** and **Finance Contributor**.
8. Click on **Add** after selecting the check box.

Once these steps are completed, your Microsoft Entra Application will have the **Developer** and **Finance Contributor** roles assigned in **Partner Center**, ensuring it has the necessary permissions. This finalizes the role assignment process across both the Microsoft Azure Portal and Partner Center.

> [!NOTE]
> Note:
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> To Know more about different roles in Partner Center, please click the below link to access Microsoft documentation on Assigning roles and permissions.
> 
> [Assign user roles and permissions - Partner Center | Microsoft Learn](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/user-roles)

## Assign Referral Admin Role

Once the Microsoft Entra application is created with the required permissions, **ISV user who wants to manage co-sell** need to have Referral Admin role for MS Co-sell in the Microsoft Partner Center, you can follow the below steps to assign:

> [!NOTE]
> Note:
> 
> To perform the steps mentioned below, the required role on the **Microsoft Partner Center** should be **Global Administrator**

**Referrals Admin Role to the New User** **:**

1. Log in to the [Microsoft Partner Center](https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/dashboard/home)
2. Click on **Settings** (gear icon) and select **Account settings**
3. Click the **User Management** from the left menu.
4. Go to tab ‘**Users**’ and Click **Add user**
5. Select any of the option while adding the user
6. Make sure you are assigning any one of the following roles to the user: Owner, Manager (Windows), Developer, Business Contributor, Finance Contributor, Marketer
7. After assigning the role, select **Manages your organization's referrals for one or more locations** under **Roles applicable to partner programs**
8. Select **Referrals Admin** under Entire Organization
9. Click on **Update**.

**Adding Referrals Admin to the existing Partner Center Account / User** **:**

If you are adding the Referrals Admin permission to the user who is already in Partner Center, then you need to first select the user and then follow the below steps:

1. Log in to the [Microsoft Partner Center](https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/dashboard/home)
2. Click on **Settings** (gear icon) and select **Account settings**
3. Click the **User Management** from the left menu.
4. Go to tab ‘**Users**’ and Select the user to whon you want to assign Referrals Admin Role
5. Select **Manages your organization's referrals for one or more locations** under **Roles applicable to partner programs**
6. Under **Entire Organization**, Select **Referrals Admin**
7. Click on **Update**.

Once these steps are completed, your Microsoft Entra Application has a Referral Admin role in the Partner Center.

## Next Step

- Follow the steps on the [next page](/v1/docs/saasify-azure-marketplace-setup) to learn how to Integrate SaaSify Azure Seller account.