Streamline subscription management with delayed orders and end date alignment

Managing cloud subscriptions doesn’t have to be messy. For resellers and their customers juggling dozens of Microsoft subscriptions, financial clarity and operational efficiency are critical. ActivePlatform offers two powerful features to help: delayed orders and end date alignment.
Let’s explore what these tools do and how they simplify your subscription management process.

Plan ahead with delayed orders

Sometimes, customers don’t want a subscription to start immediately. Maybe they’re aligning with a new fiscal month, waiting on a project kick-off, or simply avoiding overlap with existing services.
With ActivePlatform’s delayed orders feature, you can:
  • Choose the activation date within 14 days of the order.
  • Control your subscription timeline without manual coordination.
  • Simplify financial planning by aligning with customer budget cycles.
✅ Example use case: A customer wants their new Microsoft 365 subscription to start on the 1st of next month for cleaner bookkeeping. Instead of waiting to place the order, the customer schedules the activation date during checkout — no reminders or follow-ups needed.

Align Microsoft subscriptions for easier renewals

When managing multiple Microsoft NCE subscriptions under one tenant, mismatched end dates can cause confusion, extra work, and financial misalignment.
ActivePlatform supports end date alignment (also known as co-termination) for Microsoft subscriptions:
  • During purchase or renewal, you can set the subscription to:
  • Match the end date of existing Microsoft NCE subscriptions under the same tenant.
  • Align to the beginning of the month for simplified accounting.
  • Although the initial subscription period may be shortened, the next renewal returns to a full billing cycle — all subscriptions are in sync.
✅ Why it matters: Instead of tracking multiple renewal dates across products, customers see a single renewal timeline. This reduces manual work, improves budgeting, and prevents missed renewals.

Benefits for customers with multiple subscriptions

By using delayed orders and end date alignment together, your customers can:
  • Avoid scattered start and end dates across subscriptions.
  • Align services with internal budgeting or project schedules.
  • Reduce errors and administrative load during renewals.
  • Gain better visibility over cloud expenses.
And for you as a reseller? These features make your operations smoother, your customers happier, and your billing process more predictable.

Summary

Feature

Key Benefit

Best Use Case

Delayed orders

Schedule future activation within 14 days

Start subscriptions at the beginning of a month or project

End date alignment

Sync Microsoft subscription renewals

Align all Microsoft NCE subscriptions under one tenant

Whether you’re onboarding new customers or helping existing ones simplify their billing, these tools allow you to tailor subscriptions to real business needs.

🎯 Ready to see it in action? Book a demo today and explore how ActivePlatform helps cloud resellers deliver smarter, more efficient subscription experiences.
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About ActivePlatform
ActivePlatform is a full-service automated cloud brokering solution for cloud service providers and internal IT hubs that makes it easier to manage and control the cloud delivery and profitability. ActivePlatform unites vendors, providers, developers, and resellers into a single ecosystem for buying, selling, and managing cloud services. With its open vendor integration framework, ActivePlatform creates a vibrant catalog of cloud services ultimately helping businesses gain access to the services they need to thrive.
ActivePlatform enables SaaS, PaaS, IaaS aggregation, delivery, and monetization, provides simplified administration through central management, and enables critical visibility into resellers and cloud services consumption and usage. The platform has implementations with distributors, cloud solution providers, and telecom operators. ActivePlatform is headquartered in Europe.
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