Glossary
- Auto-activation
- An Offer setting: when enabled, new Subscriptions are activated automatically without manual Publisher action.
- Landing page
- A web page that is displayed to a customer when they complete the purchase of an Offer. The landing page is typically used to communicate next steps to the customer. Landing pages are 100% customizable by Offer and should reflect the brand and tone of the seller. AMPup provides a default landing page that can be customized with HTML and CSS. No JavaScript is allowed on the landing page.
- Lead
- A record of someone expressing interest in your Offer. The data typically includes name, email, company, and other contact information.
- Lead webhook URL
- The HTTPS endpoint you paste into Partner Center Offers so Lead information is sent to AMPup.
- Microsoft Marketplace node
- The Microsoft Marketplace node in AMPup is the top level of navigation for the dashboard. It contains all Publishers and their associated functionality.
- Notification
- A message sent to AMPup users via email, Microsoft Teams, Slack, or some other delivery channel. Notifications are used to communicate important information to users, such as subscription status changes.
- Offer
- A product or service that a Publisher makes available for sale in the Microsoft Marketplace.
- Organization
- Your company or team account in AMPup. All Publishers nd their Offers, Subscriptions, and Leads belong to your organization.
- Plan
- A specific pricing and feature package within an Offer (for example Basic vs Pro, or per-user vs flat rate). Plans are the primary entity for managing the pricing and features of an Offer.
- Product
- A specific configuration of an Offer that a customer can purchase. Products are the primary entity for managing the details of an Offer.
- Publisher
- In AMPup, the primary entity for managing your customer's subscriptions and interactions with the Microsoft Marketplace. In Partner Center, an entity that creates and manages offers. One Organization can have multiple publishers (for example separate product lines or brands). Generally, for each Seller ID in Partner Center, there is a Publisher in AMPup.
- Reports
- AMPup provides a variety of reports to help you track the performance of your Offers. Reports are available for Subscriptions, Leads, and Organizations.
- Subscription
- Represents a customer's purchase of an Offer from a Publisher. Subscriptions are the primary entity for managing the lifecycle of a customer's purchase.
- Subscription status
- The current status of a Subscription. Subscriptions can be in the following states: Pending Acceptance, Subscribed, Unsubscribed, Suspended, or Reinstated.
- Technical configuration
- In Partner Center, the section of an Offer where you register Landing Page and webhook URLs, and Entra app credentials so the marketplace can connect to AMPup. In AMPup, the section of an Offer that provides the details for the Technical Configuration of an Offer in Partner Center.
- Webhook
- A webhook is a URL that is called when an event occurs.
- AMPup provides a webhook URL to be used in the Technical Configuration of an Offer in Partner Center, which connects AMPup to the Offer.
- Publishers may create their own webhooks and register them with AMPup so they receive AMPup notifications.