A few months ago I switched jobs, and with that, I had to switch around my MCP association so that I was no longer associated with my previous place of employment. The Microsoft Partner renewal is coming up on 1/31/06. Thankfully, my new place of employment has plenty of points "in the bank" so I do not think we have to worry about getting kicked out, but I'm not positive on that.
Anyway, this all started back on January 6th. My certifications are still not associated with the new company properly. I've had numerous phone calls and e-mails to various organizations within Microsoft, including the MCP help e-mail alias and the regional partner program alias.
I've sent screen shots of the process failing. I've called and talked with people and they have been as confused as I have been as to why I am not able to join.
So far, I have disassociated my MCP ID number from my old Microsoft Passport at my old place of work. For a time, my MCP ID number did not have any mapping to it. The MCP program help desk was able to send me another activation code and allow me to assign my number to my new Passport ID.
It seems like I am at least half way there but it is driving me batty because my certs directly affect what competancy selections we can be included in and my final goal is to get this place to be a Gold Partner. We're almost there. I'm listed as the Primary Technical contact but that certainly isn't helping my cause at all. The Microsoft Partner site is still convinced that my Passport has no certifications, even though I can log onto the MCP site with the same Passport and view all of my test scores and achievements.
The last time something like this happened with a Passport, it was the difference between filling out the form as "AARON TIENSIVU" instead of "Aaron Tiensivu", but all combinations do not work. I still think something like that should be case insensitive anyway.
I don't want to make "bad press" but it is directly affecting my day to day work.
If anyone knows how to get this resolved, please comment here. I have my case number, MCP and Partner ID numbers ready if anyone at Microsoft needs them. My e-mail address is microsoft at tiensivu dot com for all matters about this.
The original case was opened on January 6th. It's the 26th now. The 31st looms near. I'm getting antsy.
