{"id":5517,"date":"2020-11-16T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T18:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officedevblogs.wpengine.com\/?p=5517"},"modified":"2021-11-17T15:22:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T23:22:33","slug":"microsoft-365-app-compliance-program-is-now-integrated-into-partner-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/microsoft-365-app-compliance-program-is-now-integrated-into-partner-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft 365 App Compliance Program is now integrated into Partner Center!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our Microsoft 365 App Compliance program is now integrated into Partner Center and will be generally available starting November 16th, 2020. This integration will allow you to take advantage of the new automated process for completing Publisher Attestation and Microsoft 365 Certification directly through Partner Center. This blog post provides an overview of the app compliance program and what this new integration means for you.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-app-certification\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft 365 App Compliance Program<\/a> consists of 3 tiers:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5542\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/11\/2020-11-03-14_52_18-August_Program_Overview-PowerPoint-4-e1604518808329-300x22.png\" alt=\"Image with 3 Tiers of our Program: Publisher Verification, Publisher Attestation and Microsoft 365 Certification\" width=\"1323\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/11\/2020-11-03-14_52_18-August_Program_Overview-PowerPoint-4-e1604518808329-300x22.png 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/11\/2020-11-03-14_52_18-August_Program_Overview-PowerPoint-4-e1604518808329-1024x76.png 1024w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/11\/2020-11-03-14_52_18-August_Program_Overview-PowerPoint-4-e1604518808329-768x57.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1323px) 100vw, 1323px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/develop\/publisher-verification-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Publisher\u202fVerification<\/a> helps admins and end users understand the authenticity of application developers integrating with the Microsoft identity platform. When an application is marked as publisher verified, it means that the publisher has verified their identity using a Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) account that has completed the verification process and has associated this MPN account with their application registration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-app-certification\/docs\/enterprise-app-attestation-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Publisher Attestation<\/a>\u202fis where partners share general, data handling, security and compliance information pertaining to their app ecosystems. This reduces the need for IT Admins to work directly with app publishers. All the information needed to make an informed decision can be found for all apps that have completed the Publisher Attestation in one place and in a consistent format. The goal is to make it easier and speed up the process of app adoption while assuring customers that the apps they enable in their tenants meet their organizational standards.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-app-certification\/docs\/enterprise-app-certification-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft 365 Certification<\/a>\u202foffers assurance and confidence to enterprise organizations that data and privacy are adequately secured and protected when using Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Office Add-ins, SharePoint Add-ins, OneNote and Project apps. Certification confirms that an app solution is compatible with Microsoft technologies, compliant with cloud app security best practices, and supported by Microsoft.\u202fDuring this process, app developers work with a third-party assessor to validate organizational security and compliance standards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does this integration mean for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft 365 App Compliance team partnered with\u202fthe Commerce team\u202fto integrate the program into the Partner Center\u202fportal, enabling a\u202funified experience\u202ffor\u202fpublishers.<\/p>\n<p>This integration will allow you to take advantage of the new, smooth process of completing and updating your Publisher Attestation form directly in Partner Center. For existing partners, the original responses will be ported into the system, making it easier for you to update this information. After your Publisher Attestation is approved, Partner Center allows you to start the Certification process and also provides status updates, and error reports in case of rejection.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the obvious advantages of deprecating the manual process, this integration provides the following additional features and enhancements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>FAQ documents for <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-app-certification\/docs\/faq?branch=pr-en-us-158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Attestation <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-app-certification\/docs\/certfaq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Certification<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hover overs in the Publisher Attestation form for extra information<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-app-certification\/docs\/userguide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">User Guide<\/a> for partners to navigate through Partner Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And that\u2019s not all. Our team is hard at work, partnering with Customer Service &amp; Support (CSS) to provide helpdesk support for our partners. Have questions? Contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-US\/support\/v2\/?stage=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">helpline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this is an exciting new milestone for our program. To <strong>get your Microsoft 365 Certification<\/strong> badge:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Sign in to\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/en-us\/dashboard\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Partner Center<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>On\u202fthe navigation menu, select\u202fOffice Store,\u202fand then select\u202fOverview.<\/li>\n<li>Select the\u202fproduct\u202fthat you want to certify.<\/li>\n<li>Select App Compliance\u202fand\u202ffill out\u202fthe Publisher Attestation for your app\u202for add-in and\/or begin Microsoft 365 Certification.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Upon completion of the Microsoft 365 Certification, you may use the logo below at the express written consent of Microsoft . This logo can be used on websites, press releases, and other forums where it pertains specifically to the application which has completed the Microsoft 365 Certification process.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5552 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/11\/Capture-300x68.png\" alt=\"Microsoft 365 Certification Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/11\/Capture-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/11\/Capture-1024x231.png 1024w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/11\/Capture-768x173.png 768w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/11\/Capture.png 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Want to know about the benefits of our program? See the following resources to <strong>learn more<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-app-certification\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft 365 App Compliance Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blogs\/microsoft-teams-microsoft-graph-dev-platform-ignite-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Teams &amp; Microsoft Graph Dev Platform @ Ignite 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/blogs\/appcertification1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enhanced programs to promote the privacy and security of your apps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-365-blog\/enhanced-programs-to-help-microsoft-365-admins-verify-third\/ba-p\/1406424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enhanced programs to help Microsoft 365 admins verify third-party apps<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What do you think? <strong>Share your feedback<\/strong> or carry the discussion over to our Twitter or Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay tuned<\/strong> for our next blog with more details about how our partners are taking advantage of the new integration!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Microsoft 365 App Compliance program is now integrated into Partner Center and will allow you to take advantage of the new automated process for completing Publisher Attestation and Microsoft 365 Certification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69097,"featured_media":8924,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[128,11],"tags":[18,29,53,12],"class_list":["post-5517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-microsoft-teams","category-office-add-ins","tag-excel","tag-microsoft-365-app-compliance-program","tag-office-365","tag-outlook"],"acf":[],"blog_post_summary":"<p>Our Microsoft 365 App Compliance program is now integrated into Partner Center and will allow you to take advantage of the new automated process for completing Publisher Attestation and Microsoft 365 Certification.<\/p>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69097"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoft365dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}