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PAL FAQ

The Understanding PAL page helps to answer most of your questions on Partner Admin Link. Here you'll find a link to the main Microsoft FAQ for PAL, plus an option to ask more questions here.

Table of Contents

  • Microsoft Learn
  • Additional questions

Microsoft Learn

The first port of call is the Azure Learn documentation which includes a PAL FAQ section.

Selection of the questions:

  • Who can link the partner ID by using a PAL association?
  • Can a partner ID be changed after it’s linked through a PAL association?
  • What if a user has an account in more than one customer tenant?
  • Can other partners or customers edit or remove the link to the partner ID?
  • Which partner ID should I use for the PAL association if my company has multiple?
  • Where can I find influenced revenue reporting for a linked partner ID?
  • Why can’t I see my customer in the reports?
  • Does a linked partner ID work with Azure Stack?
  • How do I link my partner ID if my company uses Azure Lighthouse to access customer resources?
  • How do I explain a PAL to my customer?
  • What PAL data does Microsoft collect?
  • Does a PAL association affect the security of a customer’s Azure environment?

Additional questions

Additional questions and guidance that are not already covered in the main FAQ or in the Understanding PAL page will be added here.

If you have a question then please jump to the Partner Admin Link discussions page and post it there. Note that the discussion is public so please ensure there is nothing sensitive in your posts. We reserve the right to delete posts.

Source: https://www.azurecitadel.com/pal/faq/
Published: 10 Oct 2025
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