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.
- 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.
- Go to Shop.
- Select Building X.
- The list of Building X offerings displays.
- Select the required offering.
- Enter the quantities.
- (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.
- Select Continue.
- 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.
- 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.