SIMs Provisioning

Guidelines

This function is available only for Mobile Network Operators (MNO) that are managing and provisioning SIMs by themselves.

A custom output file is used to provision the SIMs. You can download and view a sample of the output file structure in two formats:

  • *.outp that you can import directly into and read from a text editor such as Notepad++

  • *.xslx, an Excel file that translates the Output Variables of the *.outp file into Excel file format for easy viewing

The MNO operator can provision SIMs only to its own root account and to no other. Only after the SIM is provisioned can the MNO operator allocate that SIM to one of its child accounts. The provisioned SIMs also appear in the MNO's parent account as already allocated to the MNO.

floLIVE does not validate the SIM IDs, such as IMSIs, once provisioning is complete.

Downloading Sample Output Files

To download sample output files:

  1. From the Navigation Bar, click SIMs Provisioning.

The SIMs Provisioning page appears:

SIMs Provisioning Page

  1. Click Sample. The Sample options appear:

  1. Select the Provisioning file format you want to download, *.xlsx or *.outp, and click Apply.

The Provisioning file sample is downloaded to your file system.

Viewing Sample Output Files

To view sample output files:

  1. View the *.xlsx file in Excel.

The file looks like this:

Sample Output File: Excel

  1. View the *.outp file by importing it into a text editor, such as Notepad++.

The file looks like this:

Sample Output File: *.outp

The SIM is provisioned using the Output Variables at the bottom of the output file where the SIM parameters appear in csv format.

Note: The system recognizes only the IMSI_Map values, not the IMSI values. For example, there is an IMSI1 value and an IMSI_Map1 value. The system takes only the IMSI_Map1 value and that is the value that appears under IMSI1 column in the Excel (*.xslx) file.

Provisioning SIMs

To provision SIMs:

  1. Build your output file using the sample files as a guide.

  2. From the SIMs Provisioning, click .

The Upload SIMs list dialog appears:

Upload SIMs list Dialog

  1. Browse or drag the output file into the Drag and drop files here field and click Upload.

When you drop or select the output file, the system automatically parses it and returns a Success message or an Error message if the file is invalid. For example:

Upload SIMs List Output File Load Confirmation

When the output file is uploaded, the file appears in the SIMs Provisioning table with a Ready status, indicating that the SIM or SIMs in the output file can now be provisioned. For example:

 

Uploaded Output File with Ready Status in SIMs Provisioning Table

Note the Free Resources column in the SIMs Provisioning table. The value indicates how many SIMs in the output file remain available for provisioning.

  1. Click on a table row with a Ready status.

The Resources table for that file appears; the table lists all resources (ICCID/EID) uploaded with the output file with status Ready (ready to be provisioned).

Uploaded Output File SIM Resources Table

  1. Select one or more SIM resources using the check boxes on the left of the rows, for example.

Selected Resource with Ready Status from SIM Resources Table

The Resources table for that file appears; the table lists all resources (ICCID/EID) uploaded with the output file with status Ready (ready to be provisioned).

  1. Click .

A confirmation query appears.

SIM Provisioning Confirmation Query

  1. Click Yes.

The Provisioning process begins and the SIM Resource or Resources you selected appear in the SIM Resources table with status In Progress.

When Provisioning is completed, the SIM appears in the SIMs Table. Use the Search SIMs table to find the SIM. You can now perform all SIM Actions, such Attaching Plans.

floLIVE does not validate the SIM IDs, such as IMSIs, once provisioning is complete.

The SIMs Resource(s) that has been provisioned appears in the Resources table with status Provisioned.

  1. Return to the SIMs Provisioning table showing the output file name.

Notice the Free Resources column now shows the number of SIMs remaining that have not been provisioned. So if you provisioned one of three resources only, the Free Resources column shows the value 2. If you provisioned all resources, the Free Resources column shows the value 0.

If there are Free Resources available, the Output File name appears with the status Ready.

If all resources in the Output File have been provisioned, the file name appears with status Provisioned.

If there is a failure, the status is Failure. In case of failure, contact Customer Support.