edit pass: managing-billing-benefits

Author: ShawnJackson

articles/cost-management-billing/benefits/caco/manage-conditional-credit-offer.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ service.tree.id: b69a7832-2929-4f60-bf9d-c6784a865ed8
 
 # Manage a Conditional Azure Credit Offer resource under a subscription
 
-When you accept a Conditional Azure Credit Offer in a Microsoft Customer Agreement, it creates a Conditional Azure Credit Offer commitment and one or more provisional (not spendable) credit resources. The commitment and provisional credit resources are placed in a subscription and resource group. They follow the same setup as other credit resources, as described in [Manage an Azure credit resource under a subscription](../credits/manage-azure-credits.md). The provisional credit resources turn into awarded credits if you meet the spending target and other conditions in the Conditional Azure Credit Offer.
+When you accept a Conditional Azure Credit Offer in a Microsoft Customer Agreement, Microsoft creates a Conditional Azure Credit Offer commitment and one or more provisional (not spendable) credit resources. The commitment and provisional credit resources are placed in a subscription and a resource group. They follow the same setup as other credit resources, as described in [Manage an Azure credit resource under a subscription](../credits/manage-azure-credits.md). The provisional credit resources turn into awarded credits if you meet the spending target and other conditions in the Conditional Azure Credit Offer.
 
 In the Azure portal, you can view metadata for a Conditional Azure Credit Offer. The metadata includes the status of the offer, start and end dates, spending target, currency, target end date, award credit, award start date, award end date, and system ID. You can view the metadata under the Conditional Azure Credit Offer resource.
 

articles/cost-management-billing/benefits/caco/track-conditional-credit-offer.md

@@ -28,15 +28,17 @@ To view Conditional Azure Credit Offer details and track milestone progress, you
 
 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
 
-2. Search for and select **Cost Management + Billing**.
+2. In the search box, enter **cost management + billing**.
+
+3. Under **Services**, select **Cost Management + Billing**.
 
     :::image type="content" source="../../manage/media/conditional-credit-offer/cost-management-billing-search.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows a search for Cost Management + Billing in the portal." lightbox="../../manage/media/conditional-credit-offer/cost-management-billing-search.png" :::
 
-3. On the **Billing scopes** pane, select the billing account for which you want to track the commitment.
+4. On the **Billing scopes** pane, select the billing account for which you want to track the commitment.
 
     :::image type="content" source="../../manage/media/conditional-credit-offer/billing-scopes-list.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows billing scopes." lightbox="../../manage/media/conditional-credit-offer/billing-scopes-list.png" :::
 
-4. On the left pane, expand **Billing** and select **Benefits**. Then select the **Conditional Azure Credit Offer** tile.  
+5. On the left pane, expand **Billing** and select **Benefits**. Then select the **Conditional Azure Credit Offer** tile.  
 
     :::image type="content" source="../../manage/media/conditional-credit-offer/benefits-page.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows billing benefits for a Microsoft Customer Agreement, including the Conditional Azure Credit Offer tile." lightbox="../../manage/media/conditional-credit-offer/benefits-page.png" :::
 
@@ -79,7 +81,6 @@ The **Current Milestone** section displays a summary of the current milestone th
 | **Milestone** | Name of the milestone. |
 | **Progress** | Amount of spending so far for the milestone. |
 | **End date** | Date by which you must meet the milestone. |
-| **Consumption target** | Spending amount required to achieve the milestone. |
 | **Status** | Status of the milestone. |
 
 To view the complete list of milestones for your Conditional Azure Credit Offer commitment, select **Show all Milestones**. This view provides detailed information about each milestone's progress and status.
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ To view the complete list of milestones for your Conditional Azure Credit Offer
 | **Credit award** | Azure Credit Offer amount that you get if you meet the milestone. |
 | **Status** | Current status of the milestone. |
 
-The milestone statuses are:
+A milestone can have one of the following statuses:
 
 | Status | Description |
 | ------ | ----------- |
@@ -125,15 +126,15 @@ Microsoft sends email notifications to billing account admins to help ensure tha
 
 ### Conditional Azure Credit Offer expiry alerts
 
-If you don't reach your Conditional Azure Credit Offer target, billing account admins get email notifications at the following intervals before the offer end date:
+If you don't reach your Conditional Azure Credit Offer target, billing account admins get email notifications at the following intervals:
 
-- 90 days before expiry
-- 60 days before expiry
-- 30 days before expiry
+- 90 days before offer expiry
+- 60 days before offer expiry
+- 30 days before offer expiry
 
 ### Milestone alerts
 
-Billing account admins get email alerts at the following intervals before each milestone due date if you don't meet the milestone target:
+If you don't meet the milestone target, billing account admins get email alerts at the following intervals:
 
 - 90 days before milestone due date
 - 60 days before milestone due date
@@ -162,11 +163,11 @@ The following table outlines which Azure services and purchases are eligible for
 | - Purchase | ❌ | ✅ | Conditional Azure Credit Offer doesn't count prepayment purchases. |
 | - Prepayment spending | ✅ | ❌ | Conditional Azure Credit Offer counts spending of prepayment credits. |
 | **Milestone shortfall credit** | | | |
-| - Purchase | ❌ | ✅ | Milestone shortfall credit purchase doesn't count toward Conditional Azure Credit Offer. |
-| - Credit applied | ✅ | ❌ | Milestone shortfall credit use goes toward Conditional Azure Credit Offer. |
+| - Purchase | ❌ | ✅ | Milestone shortfall credit purchase doesn't count toward a Conditional Azure Credit Offer. |
+| - Credit applied | ✅ | ❌ | Milestone shortfall credit use goes toward a Conditional Azure Credit Offer. |
 | **Shortfall charge (credit)** | | | |
-| - Purchase | ❌ | ✅ | Azure Consumption Commitment shortfall credit purchase doesn't count toward Conditional Azure Credit Offer. |
-| - Credit applied | ❌ | ❌ | Azure Consumption Commitment shortfall credit use doesn't go toward Conditional Azure Credit Offer because it's the penalty charge for not fulfilling Azure Consumption Commitment. |
+| - Purchase | ❌ | ✅ | Azure Consumption Commitment shortfall credit purchase doesn't count toward a Conditional Azure Credit Offer. |
+| - Credit applied | ❌ | ❌ | Azure Consumption Commitment shortfall credit use doesn't go toward a Conditional Azure Credit Offer because it's the penalty charge for not fulfilling an Azure Consumption Commitment. |
 | **Awarded credits (Azure Credit Offer, outage, goodwill)** | | | |
 | - Awarded amount | ❌ | ❌ | Any credits that aren't purchased don't count toward commitments. |
 | - Credit applied | ❌ | ❌ | Consumption that awarded credits cover doesn't count. |

articles/cost-management-billing/benefits/credits/manage-azure-credits.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ service.tree.id: cf90d1aa-e8ca-47a9-a6d0-bc69c7db1d52
 
 # Manage an Azure credit resource under a subscription
 
-When you accept Azure credit under a Microsoft Customer Agreement, the credit is assigned to a [subscription](../../../cost-management-billing/manage/cloud-subscription.md) and resource group. The associated resource holds metadata such as status, credit amount, currency, start date, and end date. You can access this information in the Azure portal.
+When you accept Azure credit under a Microsoft Customer Agreement, the credit is assigned to a [subscription](../../../cost-management-billing/manage/cloud-subscription.md) and a resource group. The associated resource holds metadata such as status, credit amount, currency, start date, and end date. You can access this information in the Azure portal.
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > This article applies to credits accepted after *August 2025* for Azure credit offers, Azure prepayments, End Customer Investment Funds (ECIF), and support. Credits accepted earlier aren't listed as resources under a subscription.
@@ -72,13 +72,15 @@ When you move a credit, the resource URI associated with it is updated to reflec
 
 ## View the credit resource URI
 
-1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), search for **credits**.
+1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), enter **credits** in the search box.
+
+2. Select the **Credits** service.
 
-2. Select the credit resource.
+3. Select the credit resource.
 
-3. On the left menu, expand **Settings** and select **Properties**.
+4. On the left menu, expand **Settings** and select **Properties**.
 
-4. The credit resource URI is the **ID** value.
+5. The credit resource URI is the **Id** value.
 
 ## Rename a credit resource
 
@@ -98,21 +100,23 @@ If you have questions about canceling your credit, contact your Microsoft accoun
 
 By default, the user account that accepted the credit proposal has owner access to the credit resource. You can grant access by adding other users to an Azure role:
 
-1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), search for **credits**.
+1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), enter **credits** in the search box.
+
+2. Select the **Credits** service.
 
-2. Select the credit resource.
+3. Select the credit resource.
 
-3. On the left menu, select **Access control (IAM)**.
+4. On the left menu, select **Access control (IAM)**.
 
-4. Select **Add** > **Add role assignment**.
+5. Select **Add** > **Add role assignment**.
 
-5. On the **Role** tab, select the appropriate role.
+6. On the **Role** tab, select the appropriate role.
 
-6. On the **Members** tab, select another user.
+7. On the **Members** tab, select another user.
 
-7. On the **Review + assign** tab, review the role assignment settings.
+8. On the **Review + assign** tab, review the role assignment settings.
 
-8. Select **Review + assign** button to assign the role.
+9. Select **Review + assign** button to assign the role.
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > Currently supported Azure built-in roles are Reader, Contributor, and Owner.
@@ -125,6 +129,6 @@ By default, the user account that accepted the credit proposal has owner access
 
 ## Related content
 
-- [Track Azure credit balance for a Microsoft Customer Agreement](../../../cost-management-billing/benefits/credits/mca-check-azure-credits-balance.md)
+- [Track your Azure credit balance for a Microsoft Customer Agreement](../../../cost-management-billing/benefits/credits/mca-check-azure-credits-balance.md)
 - [What is a cloud subscription?](../../../cost-management-billing/manage/cloud-subscription.md)
 - [Move Azure resources to a new resource group or subscription](../../../azure-resource-manager/management/move-resource-group-and-subscription.md)

articles/cost-management-billing/benefits/credits/mca-check-azure-credits-balance.md

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ This article applies to a billing account for a Microsoft Customer Agreement. [C
 
 In a billing account for a Microsoft Customer Agreement, you use billing profiles to manage your invoices and payment methods. A monthly invoice is generated for each billing profile, and you use the payment methods to pay the invoice.
 
-Credits that you acquire are assigned to a billing profile. When an invoice is generated for the billing profile, credits are automatically applied to the total charges to calculate the amount that you need to pay. You pay the remaining amount with payment methods like check, wire transfer, or credit card.
+Credits that you acquire are assigned to a billing profile. When an invoice is generated for the billing profile, credits are automatically applied to the total charges to calculate the amount that you need to pay. You pay the remaining amount by using payment methods like check, wire transfer, or credit card.
 
 ## Products and services that Azure credits don't cover
 
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ For AI models:
 
 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
 
-1. Search for and select **Cost Management + Billing**.
+1. In the search box, enter **cost management + billing**.
+
+1. Under **Services**, select **Cost Management + Billing**.
 
     :::image type="content" border="true" source="../../../cost-management-billing/manage/media/mca-check-azure-credits-balance/billing-search-cost-management-billing.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows a search for Cost Management + Billing in the Azure portal.":::
 

articles/cost-management-billing/benefits/discounts/manage-azure-discount.md

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ You can get detailed information about an available discount by viewing the JSON
 
 4. On the left menu, expand **Settings** and select **Properties**.
 
-5. The discount resource URI is the **ID** value.
+5. The discount resource URI is the **Id** value.
 
 ## Move a discount across resource groups or subscriptions
 

articles/cost-management-billing/benefits/macc/track-consumption-commitment.md

@@ -28,18 +28,20 @@ Azure Consumption Commitment functionality in the Azure portal is available only
 
 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
 
-2. Search for and select **Cost Management + Billing**.
+2. In the search box, enter **cost management + billing**.
+
+3. Under **Services**, select **Cost Management + Billing**.
 
     :::image type="content" source="../../manage/media/track-consumption-commitment/billing-search-cost-management-billing.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows a search for Cost Management + Billing in the portal." lightbox="../../manage/media/track-consumption-commitment/billing-search-cost-management-billing.png" :::
 
-3. On the **Billing scopes** pane, select the billing account for which you want to track the commitment. The billing account type must be **Microsoft Customer Agreement** or **Enterprise Agreement**, depending on your agreement type.
+4. On the **Billing scopes** pane, select the billing account for which you want to track the commitment. The billing account type must be **Microsoft Customer Agreement** or **Enterprise Agreement**, depending on your agreement type.
 
     :::image type="content" source="../../manage/media/track-consumption-commitment/list-of-scopes.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows billing scopes." lightbox="../../manage/media/track-consumption-commitment/list-of-scopes.png" :::
 
     > [!NOTE]
     > The Azure portal remembers the last billing scope that you access and displays the scope the next time you open the list of billing scopes. You don't see the **Billing scopes** pane if you visited **Cost Management + Billing** earlier. If so, check that you're in the [right scope](#check-access-to-a-microsoft-customer-agreement). If not, [switch the scope](../../manage/view-all-accounts.md#switch-billing-scope-in-the-azure-portal) to select the billing account for a Microsoft Customer Agreement.
 
-4. Depending on your agreement type, take one of the following steps:
+5. Depending on your agreement type, take one of the following steps:
 
     - For a Microsoft Customer Agreement, select **Properties** on the left pane, and then select **Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC)**.  
 
@@ -324,15 +326,15 @@ Microsoft emails billing account admins to help you meet Azure Consumption Commi
 
 ### Azure Consumption Commitment expiry alerts
 
-If you don't meet your Azure Consumption Commitment target, billing account admins get email notifications at the following intervals before the Azure Consumption Commitment end date:
+If you don't meet your Azure Consumption Commitment target, billing account admins get email notifications at the following intervals:
 
-- 90 days before expiry
-- 60 days before expiry
-- 30 days before expiry
+- 90 days before commitment expiry
+- 60 days before commitment expiry
+- 30 days before commitment expiry
 
 ### Milestone alerts
 
-If your Azure Consumption Commitment includes milestones, billing account admins get email alerts at the following intervals before each milestone end date if you don't meet the milestone target:
+If your Azure Consumption Commitment includes milestones and you don't meet a milestone target, billing account admins get email alerts at the following intervals:
 
 - 90 days before milestone end date
 - 60 days before milestone end date