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Last updated on
20 August 2025
Applies to enterprise & teams.
Linked Membership is an optional feature of VIP Marketplace. Affiliated organizations may aggregate purchases across linked Value Incentive Programs to achieve a higher discount level, while still purchasing and managing licenses separately.
Who can create an invitation for a Linked Membership | Your reseller must send you the Linked Membership invitation.
Who can accept and manage a Linked Membership | Adobe Admin Console System Administrator
Prerequisites
Before creating a Linked Membership, your reseller must send you an invitation. Contact your reseller to get started.
You'll also need:
- System Admin credentials for the Adobe Admin Console (Contact the contract owner if you aren't the system admin)
- An active VIP Marketplace membership
Accept Linked Membership terms from the Adobe Admin Console
To create a Linked Membership, you must request an invitation from your reseller. The invitation appears in your Admin Console as a banner in your Admin Console Accounts section.
Select Accept terms to review and accept the Linked Membership terms and conditions.
Note
After accepting the terms, you become the Linked Membership admin. Now, you must invite your affiliates to enroll in the Linked Membership.
Enroll your affiliates in the Linked Membership
After you have accepted the Linked Membership terms and conditions, you are ready to enroll your affiliates. To enroll an affiliate, you must generate an enrollment code and share it with your affiliate. Each affiliate requires their own enrollment code.
Follow the steps below to generate an enrollment code:
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On the Account tab, look for the Discount section under Account Overview > Contract Details and select the View icon.
The Discount section provides details of your Linked Membership, including your discount levels for licenses and transactions.
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From the Discount | Linked Membership window, select Enroll an Affiliate in your Linked Membership.
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Your code will be displayed. Click Copy code, then share it with your affiliate.
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Only a System Admin in your affiliate’s Admin Console can use the code. The code expires after the first use.
Enroll as an affiliate in a Linked Membership
If you receive an enrollment code from a Linked Membership Admin and would like to enroll in the Linked Membership as an affiliate, you must enter the enrollment code in your Admin Console.
Follow the steps below to enroll as an affiliate:
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Once you've received the enrollment code, sign in to the Admin Console with system admin credentials.
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On the Account tab, look for the Discount section under Account Overview > Contract Details and select the View icon.
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From the Discount level window, select Enter your code.
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Enter the enrollment code shared by your new reseller and select Enroll.
You will receive a success notification once you have joined the Linked Membership.
For more details, see the Error scenarios and common questions next.
Error scenarios and common questions
An enrollment code is valid for 72 hours.
No. Each affiliate must have a unique enrollment code.
To leave the Linked Membership, you must contact Adobe support.
