Merge pull request #307251 from Nicholak-MS/docs-editor/subscription-transfer-1761157642

Update subscription-transfer.md

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articles/cost-management-billing/manage/subscription-transfer.md

@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ ms.reviewer: nicholak
 ms.service: cost-management-billing
 ms.subservice: billing
 ms.topic: concept-article
-ms.date: 09/15/2025
-# customer intent: As a billing administrator, I want to learn about transferring subscriptions so that I can transfer one.
+ms.date: 10/21/2025
 ---
 
 # Azure product transfer hub
@@ -116,9 +115,27 @@ Some product transfers require you to manually move Azure resources between subs
 Microsoft doesn't provide a tool to automatically move resources between subscriptions. When needed, you must manually move Azure resources between subscriptions. For details, see [Move resources to a new resource group or subscription](../../azure-resource-manager/management/move-resource-group-and-subscription.md). Extra time and planning are needed when you have a large number of resources to move.
 
 ## Other planning considerations
-
 Read the following sections to learn more about other considerations before you start a product transfer.
 
+### Cost Management Considerations
+
+When you transfer your subscriptions between different agreement types, you may need to update role-based access control (RBAC) assignments to ensure that you and other users can view cost information.
+
+The table below outlines the requirements for successfully visualizing cost data after a subscription transfer.
+
+
+> [!Note] 
+> For detailed instructions and additional scenarios, see the Cost Management documentation in the [Related content](/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/subscription-transfer?branch=main#related-content) section of this article.
+
+Cost Management Data Access Requirements After Subscription Transfer
+
+| Scenario | Prerequisites to Access Cost Data | Possible Scopes and Required RBAC Roles |
+|----------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
+| **Subscription transferred from one Partner to another** | • Partner to enable Cost visibility policy for the customer<br>• Customer to have correct RBAC | **Customer (Partner Led)**<br>Admin Agent or Billing admin<br><br>**MPA/MCA Billing Account**<br>Owner, Contributor or Reader<br><br>**MCA Billing Profile**<br>Owner, Contributor, Reader or Invoice Manager<br><br>**MCA Invoice Section**<br>Owner, Contributor or Reader<br><br>**Subscription/Resource group**<br>Owner, Contributor, Reader, Cost Management Contributor or Cost Management Reader |
+| **Subscription transferred to MCA** | • Partner to enable Cost visibility policy for the customer<br>• Customer to have correct RBAC | **Customer (Partner Led)**<br>Admin Agent or Billing admin<br><br>**MPA/MCA Billing Account**<br>Owner, Contributor or Reader<br><br>**MCA Billing Profile**<br>Owner, Contributor, Reader or Invoice Manager<br><br>**MCA Invoice Section**<br>Owner, Contributor or Reader<br><br>**Subscription/Resource group**<br>Owner, Contributor, Reader, Cost Management Contributor or Cost Management Reader |
+| **Subscription transferred to MPA** | • Partner to enable Cost visibility policy for the customer<br>• Customer to have correct RBAC | **Customer (Partner Led)**<br>Admin Agent or Billing admin<br><br>**MPA/MCA Billing Account**<br>Owner, Contributor or Reader<br><br>**MCA Billing Profile**<br>Owner, Contributor, Reader or Invoice Manager<br><br>**MCA Invoice Section**<br>Owner, Contributor or Reader<br><br>**Subscription/Resource group**<br>Owner, Contributor, Reader, Cost Management Contributor or Cost Management Reader |
+| **Subscription moved to Enterprise Agreement (EA)** | • Customer to have correct RBAC<br>• Select the new Billing Account<br>• View charges policy is enabled (Account Owners/Department Admins)<br>• Markup is published by the Partner (Indirect EA) | **EA Billing Account**<br>Enterprise Admin (Non Read-Only or Read-Only), Department Admin (Non Read-Only or Read-Only) or Account Owner<br><br>**Management Group**<br>Owner, Contributor, Reader, Cost Management Contributor or Cost Management Reader<br><br>**Subscription/Resource group**<br>Owner, Contributor, Reader, Cost Management Contributor or Cost Management Reader |
+
 ### Transfer terms and conditions
 
 When you send or accept a transfer, you agree to terms and conditions. The following information provides more details.
@@ -245,4 +262,6 @@ SaaS products don't transfer with the subscriptions. Ask the user to [Contact Az
 
 ## Related content
 
-- [Move resources to a new resource group or subscription](../../azure-resource-manager/management/move-resource-group-and-subscription.md).
+- [Move resources to a new resource group or subscription](../../azure-resource-manager/management/move-resource-group-and-subscription.md)
+- [Assing access to Cost Management data](/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/assign-access-acm-data)
+- [Get started with partners in Cost Management](/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/get-started-partners)