Azure CSP MCA release for CSP and Partners

If you would like this feature activated for your CSPs, please feel free to reach out to Flexera support

To support Microsoft’s transition to the new Azure Cost Management APIs and enhance cost transparency for Cloud Solution Providers this release introduces seamless data ingestion capabilities. The update includes support for Reserved Instances (RI) and Savings Plans (SP), as well as scoped billing connections. CSPs and Partners can now access billing data flexibly at the Billing Account, Billing Profile, or Customer Tenant level

• Navigate to Administration > Cloud Settings > Billing Configuration, then click Add a Cloud Bill. Select Microsoft Azure and proceed. In the Microsoft Customer Agreement section, choose New Azure CSP ( Modern Commerce) to complete the setup
• This new configuration replaces the legacy method, which will be deprecated.

Key Improvements

• Seamless integration with Azure Cost Management APIs and costs shown as CostInbillingcurrency
• Visibility into Reserved Instances (RI) and Savings Plans (SP)
• Support for scoped billing connections (Billing Account, Billing Profile, Customer Tenant)
• Support for Exports enabling scalability for larger data sets
• Storage for scoped connects 

If Storage account is in partner tenant ( Bill connection in Flexera through UI )

If Storage account is in other customer tenant ( Bill connection in Flexera through API )

Not Supported Features (as of this release)

•    List Price, Savings, and Savings Percent metrics

•   Rate Reduction Dashboard

•   Commitment Inventory – including commitment expiration and utilization for RI/SP

With this integration, Azure CSP partners and customers can now manage their billing data more securely and efficiently, enabling better cost governance, scoped access, and faster onboarding across diverse tenant environments.

For more details please visit the documentation https://docs.flexera.com/flexera/EN/Administration/BillConnectConfigsCPSPartnerAzureMCA_CostAPI.htm