Viewing and updating subscription's details

To view and update the subscription details:

  1. Go to Subscriptions (see Navigation). The list of subscriptions is displayed (see Viewing the list of subscriptions).
  2. Click the ID or name of the required subscription. The subscription details page is displayed with the following tabs:
    • General — general information about the selected subscription:

      • For subscriptions blocked due to the payment expiration, the information message is displayed. The message explains the reason for blocking the subscription and lists the payments to be paid.
      • For subscriptions blocked due to exceeding the subscription credit limit for the current billing period, the information message is displayed. The message explains the reason for blocking the subscription and lists the billing operations that are not available for the subscription.
    • Orders — the list of all orders (see Viewing the list of orders).
    • Resources — the ordered resources (see Plan Resources).
    • Charges — the list of charges (see Viewing the list of charges).
    • Transaction — the list of transactions (see Viewing the list of transactions).
    • Log — the history of events (see Viewing an object log).
  3. If it is necessary to update the subscription details:
    1. On the General tab, update the information available for editing.
    2. Click Update to save the changes.

Subscription information

In the Subscription information group:

  • ID — the unique identification number of the subscription.
  • Trial — the type of subscription:
    • Yes — the subscription to a free trial period.
    • No — the subscription to a paid commercial period.
  • Name — the subscription name, available for editing. It is recommended to limit its length to 200 characters.
  • Manager — the name of a personal manager (optional). All active managers of the reseller are available in the list (see Viewing the list of managers)

    When deactivated (see Deactivating a manager), a manager is removed from all linked accounts (see Viewing and updating account's details) and subscriptions. If the manager is activated again, the removed links are not restored.

  • Account — the account name.
  • Plan — the name of the plan of the subscription.
  • Status — the subscription status.

    • Ordered — a new subscription is ordered and waits for the activation.
    • Active — a subscription is used.
    • Delivered — a subscription with the Non-recurring Subscription billing type is used.
    • Graced — a customer did not pay for a subscription on time, and after the grace period, a subscription will be stopped.
    • Stopped — a subscription is temporarily stopped.
    • Deleted — a subscription is permanently deleted.
    • Installation failed (installation_failed — in the API methods) — an error occurred during the installation of the ordered service.
    • Activation failed (activation_failed) — an error occurred during the subscription activation process.
    • Renewing failed (renewal_failed) — an error occurred during the subscription renewal process.
    • Updating failed (updating_failed) — an error occurred during the resource update process.
    • Stopping failed (stopping_failed) — an error occurred during the subscription stopping process.
    • Deletion failed (deletion_failed) — an error occurred during the subscription deleting process.
    • Switching failed (switching_failed) — an error occurred during the subscription plan switching process.
    • Installing — the ordered service is installing.
    • Activating — a subscription is activating.
    • Renewing — a subscription is renewing.
    • Updating — a subscription resource is updating.
    • Stopping — a subscription is stopping.
    • Deleting — a subscription is deleting.
    • Switching — the plan of a subscription is switching.
    • Waiting for manual approve (waiting_for_manual_approve) — the operation with a subscription waits for approval by a manager (see Manual Operations) due to the stop subscription and delete subscription modes set in the account class of the account (see Creating an Account Class).
    • Blocked — a postpaid subscription is stopped due to an expired payment.

  • Plan period — the duration of the subscription. It is also used as the default period for the renewal. The list is not available for editing in the following cases:
  • Start date — the subscription activation date.
  • Expiration date — the last date of the subscription. On the expiration date, the subscription will be stopped if the auto-renewal is not selected (see Auto-renewing a subscription) or the stop period and grace period are not configured in the service term (see Creating a service term). Also, for service operations only, manual changing the expiration date is available (see Setting the expiration date of a subscription).
  • Paid to — a date, depending on the billing type (see Prolonging a subscription), by default, the column is not displayed:
    • For a subscription with the Monthly ProlongationMonthly Commitment, or Monthly Calendar Commitment billing type — there is an order in the Completed status that covers a period up to the indicated date.
    • For a subscription with the Pay as you go billing type — the value is absent.
    • For a subscription with any other billing type — the date is set to the expiration date right after purchase.
  • Promo code — when a code is entered (see Managing Promo Code discounts), a discount is automatically applied to orders created by the platform for the subscription.
  • Service term — the name of the linked service term (see Managing service terms).

Payment model

In the Payment model group:

  • Payment model — not available for changing:
  • Payment expiration period — inherited from the account class (see Creating an account class), not available for changing.
  • Subscription will be stopped after payment expired (days) — inherited from the account class (see Creating an account class), not available for changing.
  • The Subscription credit limit field and the 

    When the subscription credit limit is changed, the account Owner receives a notification (see Creating an event handler and Viewing the list of event handlers).

    • For the Monthly Prolongation, Monthly Commitment, and Pay as you go (external) billing types, the current debt equals the total amount of charges in the Blocked and New statuses of a subscription only for the current billing period.
    • For other billing types, the current debt equals the total amount of all charges in the Blocked and New statuses of a subscription.

    If the current debt exceeds the subscription credit limit (including the open charges that will be blocked during the subscription activation), the subscription cannot be activated, and the corresponding message is displayed below the Current debt field.

Renewal settings

In the Renewal settings group:

  • Auto-renew — the option for activating the automatic subscription renewal (see Auto-renewing a subscription). Not displayed for subscriptions with the endless period. 
  • Disable the Auto-renew option — the option for forbidding the customer to change the Auto-renew option of the subscription via the Customer Control Panel. The default value is inherited from the plan when the subscription is created. After that, the subscription value is independent. Not displayed for subscriptions with the endless period. 
  • Auto-renew point (days) — the default value is inherited from the linked service term (see Creating a service term):

    • The number of days before the subscription expiration date when a renewal order is automatically created (see Renewing a subscription).

    • The number of days before the Paid to date, when a prolong order is automatically created (see Prolonging a subscription).

      To avoid automatic creating of renewal orders (prolong orders) in advance, enter 0. The orders will be created in the expiration date (the Paid to date), respectively.

  • Manual renew point (days) — the default value is inherited from the linked service term (see Creating a service term):

    • The number of days before the subscription expiration date, when the Renew button and manual renewing for the subscription become available (see Manual renewing of a subscription).

    • The number of days before the Paid to date, when the Prolong button and manual prolonging for the subscription become available (see Prolonging a subscription).

      To make manual renewing of a subscription available for the whole subscription period, enter -1. Manual prolonging of a subscription becomes unavailable in this case.

      To make manual renewing and prolonging of a subscription completely unavailable, enter 0.

    The Manual renew point value cannot be less than the Auto-renew point value, but if the Manual renew point = -1, the validation is not performed.

  • Subscription renew settings — the group of options for the subscription billing rules after its renewal. Displayed if the subscription is ordered at individual prices:

    The default option of the Subscription renew settings setting is inherited from the service term of a plan (see Creating a service term). You can change the selected option later (see Viewing and updating subscription's details).

    • Use the highest prices — the maximum fees per type among the individual prices and prices in a plan are used for the subscription renewal.

    • Use individual prices — optionally, in the Apply before field, enter the end date of the period when individual prices are effective for the subscription renewal:
      • If the provisioning date of a renewal order is less than the date, the individual prices effective at the order creation moment are used for the subscription renewal.
      • If the provisioning date of a renewal order is equal to or greater than the date, the default option of the Subscription renew settings setting from the service term of a plan is used for the subscription renewal. This option will be set for the subscription after the order provisioning. Also, the Apply before field will be cleared.
      • If the date is not set, the individual prices effective at the order creation moment are used for the subscription renewal, regardless of the order provisioning date.
    • Use prices from plan — the prices set in a plan are used for the subscription renewal. In this case, a renewal order and a subscription after completing this order have Individual prices = No. To switch back to individual prices after the renewal, see Transferring a subscription to individual prices.

Switch settings

In the Switch settings group:

  • Delayed manual switch point (days) (previously — Manual switch point (days)) — the number of days before the subscription expiration date (from -1 to 364) when a button and delayed switching the plan for a subscription become available if it is supported by the billing type and selected for at least one switchable plan.
  • Immediate manual switch point (days) — the number of days before the subscription expiration date (from -1 to 364) when a button and immediate switching the plan for a subscription become available if it is supported by the billing type and selected for at least one switchable plan.

To make switching the plan of a subscription available for the whole subscription period, enter -1.

To make switching the plan of a subscription completely unavailable, enter 0.

For more information about the switching options, see Switching a plan. The default values are inherited from the service term of the linked plan (see Creating a service term). The group is not displayed if switching is not available according to the billing type rules.

Applications

In the Applications group— a table with the list of services (applications instances) provided within the subscription:

  • ID — the application instance ID (see Viewing details about an application instance).
  • Name — the application name.
  • Service Status — the application instance status.
  • MS Subscription ID — the subscription ID in Microsoft Partner Center (for subscriptions to Microsoft services only).
  • Consumed Resources — a link to the list of consumed resources records (see Viewing resources that were consumed within a Subscription). The link may be displayed for some subscriptions with the Pay as you go billing type, depending on the service.