admin-provisioning.md

copyright	lastupdated	keywords	subcollection
years 2024	2024-08-12	provisioning OpenPages, IBM OpenPages as a Service, OpenPages environment	openpages

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Provisioning your {{site.data.keyword.openpages_short}} as a Service environment

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Do the following steps to provision your {{site.data.keyword.openpages_short}} environment: {: shortdesc}

To do this task, you must have the Editor or Administrator platform role on the {{site.data.keyword.openpages_short}} service or you must be the account owner.

To provision an {{site.data.keyword.openpages_short}} instance, do the following steps:

1. Log in to {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} by using your IBMid.

2. On the Dashboard, click Create resource.

3. On the Catalog page, in the search bar, type openpages and select IBM OpenPages.

4. Select the Essentials plan or the Standard plan.

5. Do the following steps:

   • Type a Service Name for your {{site.data.keyword.openpages_short}} instance. This will be the name of the first (dev) environment created for you.
     • You can change the base currency or use the default value.
     • You can choose to include sample data.
   • Click Solutions and choose at least one.

6. Read and agree to the terms, then click Create. Your {{site.data.keyword.openpages_short}} instance is being created.

7. To see the progress, go to the Resource list.

8. In the search box, type openpages.

   Your instance is listed twice because {{site.data.keyword.openpages_short}} is associated with two categories in the {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} catalog.

   You might need to refresh the page to update it. Your instance is ready when the Status column shows Active. {: tip}

9. Click the name of your {{site.data.keyword.openpages_short}} instance. The overview page for the {{site.data.keyword.openpages_short}} instance is displayed.