Order Activation
The activation email (see Figure 2.2) contains information about the subscription that needs activation. When you receive this email, you will need to decide if you want to create a new cloud account for this subscription or activate it into an existing account. You will see different links for each option that will redirect you to different web pages.
Figure 2-2 Activation Email Sample
Selecting New or Existing Account
The decision whether to create a new account or to add this subscription into an existing account cannot be changed after the fact and therefore must be considered carefully.
If your organization doesn't have other Oracle services, you'll need to create a new account.
If your organization has other Oracle services, we recommend adding your new service to the existing account if the following is true:
- It's OK for the Cloud Administrator of the existing tenancy to have access to the new service
- There are no business or regulatory requirements to separate the new service from existing services, users, and/or resources
- The existing tenancy's home region is complying with your company's data residency requirements*
- The planned provisioning region of the new service is meeting business and/or technical requirements of the existing account**
Use the table below to help determine the best option for your organization.
| Create a New Account | Add to an Existing Account |
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*You can subscribe the new service to a different region, but the service will be tied to the existing home region of the tenancy.
**If all of your other services use the existing tenancy's home region per specific business or technical requirements, you may want to consider creating a new account.
Activation to a New Cloud Account
If you decide to create a new cloud account for your new subscription, you will need to enter certain details in the activation page about your new cloud account (see Figure 2.3).
You will also have to determine who will be the initial administrator. After providing these details and confirming the activation, the system will process your information and
start the process of creating the services you subscribed to. This process is called Provisioning.
The provisioning process can take a few days and at the end of it you will get one or more email notifications that your services are ready. At that point you will be able to login into your services and start using them.
Figure 2-3 Create a new cloud account page
Refer to Creating a New Cloud Account for additional information about creating a new cloud account.
Activation into an Existing Cloud Account
If you decide to add the new subscription to an existing cloud account, you will be redirected to login into the account that you want to add the subscriptions to. Once you login into that account, you'll be able to select the new subscriptions (one or more) and they will be added into that account. Once the subscription is added to the account, the system will start the provisioning process in the same way it is done for new cloud accounts.
Refer to Adding Subscriptions into an Existing Cloud Account for additional information about adding new subscriptions to an existing cloud account.