However, after you process the vendor response file, you can change the SIM card and network element. When the order has a Received or Partially Received status, you cannot change the order attributes. When you begin processing vendor response files, the order status is set to Partially Received.Īfter you process all the vendor response files in an order, the order status is set to Received. When an order has the Requested status, you cannot cancel or modify it. You cannot delete an order.Īfter you create a request file, the order status is set to Requested. You can also modify an order if it is in the New status. When you cancel an order, the order status is set to Canceled. When you create an order, the status is New. SIM Administration Center displays the order status. When you create and manage SIM card orders, BRM assigns a status to the order. This creates a /device/sim object for each SIM card. Receive the vendor response files and process them in SIM Administration Center. You can use any file transfer method, such as FTP or email. Send the vendor request files to the vendor. See " Customizing SIM Administration Center". You can change the default values for maximum quantity of SIM cards in an order and maximum number of SIM cards in a request file. You can create a maximum order of 499,995,000 SIM cards, which would create 99,999 vendor request files. (See " About SIM Card Request and Response Files".) For example, if you create an order for 50,000 SIM cards, SIM Administration Center creates 10 vendor request files of 5,000 SIM cards each. If you create an order for more than 5,000 cards, the order is automatically divided into multiple files. Vendor request files cannot specify more than 5000 SIM cards. This text file follows the standard GEMPLUS file format for SIM card orders. This file specifies the quantity of SIM cards, the starting SIM card and IMSI numbers, and the SIM card attributes, such as the carrier name and SIM card format. The order is stored in the BRM database and can be updated or canceled.Ĭreate one or more vendor request files. For complete instructions on using SIM Administration Center, see the SIM Administration Center Help.Ĭreate an order in SIM Administration Center. Use SIM Administration Center to order SIM cards from a vendor.