Change Subscription Distribution

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Last updated: Dec 01, 2016
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When to use Change Subscription Distribution

Use this Action to assign or switch Subscription Services and Installed Items to a different Provisioning Distributor or if the existing distribution must be cancelled.

When the Action is applied to a Service, it can be used to:

  • Move a Service which is already distributed to another Subscription Provisioning Distributor
    OR  
  • Enable the distribution of a Service with no distribution to an existing Subscription Provisioning Distributor
    OR 
  • Remove the distribution of a distributed Service from its related Subscription Provisioning Distributor.

When the Action is applied on an Installed Item, it can be used to:
 

  • Move an Installed Item which is already distributed to another Subscription Provisioning Distributor 
    OR 
  • Enable the distribution of an Installed Item with no distribution to an existing Subscription Provisioning Distributor 
    OR 
  • Remove the distribution of a distributed item from its related Subscription Provisioning Distributor.

View the Information Table below for information related to the Scheduling, Preview Rating and Classification of the Subscription Action.  Check the Validations & Restrictions Table for a list of available Actions, including each Action's related validations, restrictions and a description of its system process.
View 'Using Subscription Action Modal' available in Managing Subscriptions for more information on executing the Action.

 

CHANGE SUBSCRIPTION DISTRIBUTION

Subscription Action Information

Action can be scheduledPreview Rate AvailableBehaviour CodeBusiness Classification Code
(error)(error)CHANGESUBSCRIPTIONDISTRIBUTIONCHANGESUBSCRITPINODISTRIBUTION

Restrictions & Validations

ActionValidationsRestrictionsAdditional InformationSystem Processing
Change Subscription DistributionIf the Subscription is 'Effective' or 'Short Term Effective' then:
  • 'Active' Subscription Definitions Rules are observed.
    • The restrictions and dependencies set by the Subscription Service and each of its Distributorsareobserved.
    • The restrictions and dependencies set by the Subscription Installed Item and each of its Distributors are observed. 
  • The Action is available only if the Subscription is in one of the following Life Cycle States:
    • Draft
    • Effective
    • Not Effective
    • In Resting
    • Short Term Effective
    • Short Term Not Effective

 

 

  • Use Enable and Disable Links to add or remove Services and Installed Items from and to Provisioning Distributors.
  • Services can be enabled on multiple Distributors simultaneously.
  • Installed Items can be enabled on multiple Distributors simultaneously.
  • Related Provisioning Distributors are added if not already there.
  • The initial distribution of the specified Installed Item or Service is removed if an Installed Item's distribution change was specified.
  • The Installed Item and/or Service are distributed to the new Distributors, as long as they are specified.
    • The new Subscription Provisioning Distribution record is marked as "Not Initialised".
    • The new Subscription Provisioning Distribution record is marked as "Not Authorised".

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