Link supplier subscriptions with subscriptions

If you shipped the subscription item with a sales order in advance, it may be helpful to link the subscription to a supplier subscription once the usage data has been imported. You can use the Connect Supplier Subscription to Subscription page for this purpose.

The Connect Supplier Subscription to Subscription page shows all supplier subscriptions that aren't connected to a subscription. In addition to the fields from Usage-based billing customers and subscriptions, you can select the subscription to link by using the Connect to Subscription No. field. In the Connect to Subscription Method field, Business Central suggests whether you can create the link on the basis of existing subscription lines or new ones. The basis for this suggestion is whether the existing subscription lines can be billed on a usage basis (the Usage Based Billing checkbox is selected for the subscription lines) and are valid. In the Connect to Subscription at Date field, you can specify the date on which to create new subscription lines.

After setting the defaults, the supplier subscriptions to process are selected, and you can run the Connect Supplier Subscriptions to Subscriptions action. If errors occur, they display in the Reason (Preview) field. To correct the cause of the error, use the Reset Processing Status action to reset the processing status. After you correct the error, you can reconnect the supplier subscription.

Caution

Caution:
You can't create new subscriptions using the method described here. To create new subscriptions, use the Extend Contract action. To learn more, go to Extend contract.

Related information

Usage-based billing customers and subscriptions Extend a contract