SPLA Audit Draft Report Phase | How to Review and Challenge Auditor Findings

📝 SPLA Audit Draft Report Phase | How to Review and Challenge Auditor Findings

After you submit your data in a Microsoft SPLA audit, the auditors go quiet — but they’re building something critical: your Effective License Position (ELP). This is where assumptions turn into financial risk — and where your response matters most.

In this video, we explain how the draft report phase works and what you need to do to protect your position before the audit findings become final.

You’ll learn:

What an Effective License Position (ELP) includes — and how shortfalls are calculated

How auditors often assume worst-case licensing scenarios (e.g., SQL Enterprise, full AD group usage)

Why historical evidence and usage documentation are key to reducing exposure

How to review the draft report line by line, identify scope errors, and challenge assumptions

Why it’s critical to submit a formal, documented rebuttal with supporting data

How this phase directly impacts your financial settlement with Microsoft

💡 Key insight: This is your one shot to correct the record. Don’t stay silent — push back with facts, not assumptions, and document every response.

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