This chapter describes how to create a new Building X account in Building X for a new customer by purchasing a new subscription. The instruction also describes how to add on a new subscription and partition to an existing Building X account in the Subscription Manager.

In the subscription manager, customers can purchase new subscriptions and manage existing subscriptions (extend, cancel, ...).

  • You have registered as a Siemens ID User.
  • You have registered for the Subscription Manager. In order to do so, contact your Siemens country counterpart.
  1. Logon to the subscription manager: https://subscribe.siemens.com/ with your Siemens ID credentials.
  • The subscription view opens. Here you can see all purchased and running or cancelled subscriptions.
  1. Go to Shop.
  1. Select Building X.
  • The list of Building X offerings displays.
  1. Select the required offering.
  1. Enter the quantities.
  1. (Optional) If you have a promotional code, enter it in the Voucher Code field and select the free period if needed.

A voucher code is a discount that you have agreed on and received from your Siemens counterpart.
A free period is a shift of the billing period, according to your needs.

  1. Select Continue.
  1. Enter your order and cloud account details.
    Enter the reference of the purchase Order (PO), and the end customer identifier.

If the subscription should be added to an existing Building X account in a dedicated new partition, select the name of the existing Building X account from the dropdown list. The administrator name and email address will be populated automatically.

If a new Building X account should be created, enter a new account name and the name and email address of the administrator.

  1. Once all data is entered and the contract checkboxes are checked and accepted, confirm the purchase.
  • An event from the billing back-end to Building X is initiated.
  • In case of an addition to an existing Building X account, a new partition in the existing account is created and the subscription is assigned to it.
  • In case of a new Building X account, the new account with one partition is created and the subscription is assigned to it.