2015 IMPACT Awards

Table Of Contents

Awards Overview:

2015 IMPACT Awards Timeline

List of 2015 IMPACT Awards

Tool Instructions:

Sign In as a Partner

Creating a New Profile

Creating a New Profile – Step 2

Agreeing to the Rules & Regulations

Partner Dashboard

Creating a New Nomination

Entering Nomination Information

Editing Pre-Nomination Questions

Filling out a Nomination

Providing Supporting URLs

Uploading Supporting Documents

Uploading Supporting Documents – Step 2

Uploading Supporting Documents – Step 3

Saving Your Nomination

Submitting Your Nomination

Viewing Nominations on the Partner Dashboard

Exporting Excel and PDF Reports

Important Links and Materials

2015 IMPACT Awards Timeline

Important Dates:

February 20, 2015: Award Tool OPENS at 12:01 AM Pacific Time for

Partner nominations

April 20, 2015: Award Tool CLOSES at 11:59 PM Pacific Time for Partner

nominations

July 12-16, 2015: Award Winners Announced

2015 IMPACT Awards

List of IMPACT AwardsApplication Developer Award

Big Data – BI Innovation Award

Business Productivity Innovation Award

Citizenship and Community Award

Digital Marketing Innovation Award

Enterprise Public Cloud Innovation Award

Fastest Growing Western SMB Cloud Provider Award

Fastest Growing Central SMB Cloud Provider Award

Fastest Growing Eastern SMB Cloud Provider Award

Infrastructure Innovation Award

Innovation in Dynamics CRM Award

Innovation in Dynamics ERP Award

Microsoft Partner for Education Award – Digital Literacy

Partner Hosted Cloud Innovation Award

Winning Together Award

2015 IMPACT Awards

Sign In as a Partner

1. Go to: https://www.mpnimpactawards.ca.

2. Enter your assigned credentials and click “Continue.” If you cannot locate your password, click “Forgot

Password.” If you do not have assigned credentials, click the “Create a New Profile” link.

Creating a New Profile

You must create a profile to access the Award Tool.

1. Enter your email address and desired password. Click “Continue” when finished.

Creating a New Profile – Step 2

1. Complete all fields of the “Create a New Profile” form. These fields will autopopulate for you when you

create a new nomination.

2. When finished, click “Continue.”

Agreeing to the Rules & Regulations

You must agree to the 2015 IMPACT Awards Rules and Regulations to proceed in the Award Tool. Please read

through carefully. Click “I agree to the Microsoft 2015 IMPACT Awards Rules and Regulations” button at the

bottom of the page to proceed.

Partner Dashboard

The dashboard is the Award Tool’s navigation page. Items under the green “Actions” bar are actions you can

start. Items under the orange “Actions” bar are actions you have previously begun and have saved or

completed (see the Status column to determine the progress of all nominations you have created).

1. Click the “+” icon next to “Create a New Nomination” to begin the judging process of one nomination.

2. Click the icon next to “My Profile” to view or edit your previously entered contact information.

Creating a New Nomination

1. Click on an award category in the menu to the left to begin a nomination for that category.

2. After reading the award description and eligibility information, click “Continue to Questions.”

Entering Nomination Information

The contact information you provided when creating a new Partner profile will autopopulate most fields.

1. Please fill out remaining fields (Nomination Title, CEO Name, Company Name and Attention).

2. Click “Continue to Nomination” when finished.

Editing Pre-Nomination Questions

To edit any of the contact information you inputted earlier, click the “Edit Pre-Nomination Questions” link at the top

of page.

Filling out a Nomination

Please read the instructions carefully and make sure to answer all questions asked. Please provide the

Customer Name and contact information for point of reference in the box provided underneath the questions.

Providing Supporting URLs

There is an area below the Customer Name box to provide a supporting URL to supplement your nomination.

1. Please type or paste your supporting URL into the box next to “Supporting URL.”

Uploading Supporting Docs

All questions have an area below to provide one or more supporting documents to supplement your nomination.

1. To upload one or more Supporting Documents, click the “Browse” button.

Uploading Supporting Docs – Step 2

2. Choose “Browse” to find the file

you’d like to upload in the dialogue box

and press “Open.” You will see the your

file name appear in the box next to the

“Browse” and “Upload” buttons.

3. Click “Upload” to upload your file.

Uploading Supporting Docs – Step 3

You will see your document appear underneath the “Browse” and “Upload” buttons. To upload another document,

click “Browse” and repeat the process.

To delete uploaded files, click the red X to the right of the file name.

Saving Your Nomination

When you are in the process of entering a nomination and would like to save it to edit or complete later, click

“Save as Draft.”

If you filled out all questions in your nomination and would like to submit, click “Save and Complete.”

Submitting Your Nomination

Upon clicking “Save and Complete,” a

Caution box will appear. Make sure you

have completely filled out your

nomination before clicking “Submit.” You

cannot edit your nomination after

submitting it. Press “Cancel” to return to

your nomination.

After clicking “Submit,” a

“Congratulations” box with an affirmation

that your nomination was successfully

submitted. Click “OK” to return to the

Partner Dashboard.

Viewing Nominations on the Partner Dashboard

You can view the status of your nomination(s) on your Partner Dashboard.

If a nomination has been saved as a draft, the status will show “In Progress.”

If a nomination has been successfully submitted, the status will show “Submitted.”

If a nomination has been deleted (by pressing the trash icon), the status will show “Deleted.”

Please note: after pressing “Save and Complete,” you cannot edit your nomination again. The pencil icon on

your Dashboard will become grayed out for all submitted nominations.

Exporting Excel and PDF Reports

To view your nomination(s) as an Excel report, click the “ “ icon.

To view your nomination(s) as a PDF report, click the “ “ icon.

2015 IMPACT Awards Tool

2015 Award Categories & Guidelines

2015 Official Rules & Regulations

Need technical help? Please contact the Impact Awards team.

Important Links