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I have a GDAP relationship setup for one of our BC customers that is set to expire. Auto-Extend is enabled, but I vaguely recall the account may have already been auto-extended once before. Below is a screenshot of the admin relationship and the associated Entra roles. Can I be reasonably assured will the auto-extend kick in on May 11, or do I need to plan on establishing a new GDAP relationship?

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Holly Huffman 6,554 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Good morning, afternoon, or evening depending on your location!

Based on the details in your screenshot, your GDAP relationship is currently active and Auto-Extend is enabled, meaning it should automatically extend by six months on May 11, 2025. However, there are a few key considerations:

1. Auto-Extend Behavior

When Auto-Extend is enabled, the GDAP relationship does not expire on its scheduled end date. Instead, it rolls forward by six months, eliminating the need to manually request a new GDAP or obtain customer consent.

If your GDAP has already been auto-extended once, it should continue extending unless disabled.

2. Limitations on Auto-Extend

GDAP relationships with the Global Administrator role cannot be auto-extended. Your screenshot shows multiple Entra roles, but Global Administrator is not listed, so this should not be an issue.

If Auto-Extend was disabled at any point, the relationship will expire as scheduled.

3. Best Practice: Verify in Partner Center

To be 100% certain, check the Partner Center under Expiring GDAP Relationships. You can filter by upcoming expirations and confirm whether Auto-Extend is still active.

If you see the relationship listed as expiring, you may need to manually establish a new GDAP.

Hope this helps some!

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Khushbu Rajvi. 22,128 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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When Auto-Extend is enabled for a GDAP relationship, it automatically renews the relationship by an additional 6 months upon reaching its expiration date. This process continues indefinitely—there is no limit to the number of times a GDAP relationship can auto-extend, provided that Auto-Extend remains enabled and the relationship isn't manually terminated or altered.

Therefore, if your GDAP relationship is set to expire on May 11, 2025, and Auto-Extend is enabled, you can reasonably expect it to auto-renew for another 6 months around that date.

Check this: https://community.dynamics.com/forums/thread/details/?threadid=48c94d4b-137f-ef11-ac20-7c1e520187c4

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/customers/gdap-faq

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SL_GP_BC_123 1,106 on at

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Appreciate all the responses.

Holly,

Thank you for the tip. I was not aware of the "Expiring Relationship" page. That is good to know.

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Ramesh Kumar 7,547 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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I agree with below and auto-extend can trigger automatically only once per relationship. Its good enable it by default on the safe side.

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Ramesh

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