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# Initial Setup of SAP Integration Suite
Get onboarded to SAP Integration Suite.
To use the functionality of SAP Integration Suite, you must purchase an SAP Business Technology Platform account with an entitlement to Integration Suite.
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## Account Overview
Learn more about the different types of accounts and their structure via the frequently asked questions.
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What are enterprise accounts ?
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Enterprise accounts are usually associated with SAP customer or partner contracts and contain their purchased entitlements to platform resources and services.
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[Enterprise Accounts](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/enterprise-accounts?version=Cloud)
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What are customer accounts?
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A customer account is a global account that enables you to host productive, business-critical applications with 24/7 support.
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[Customer Accounts](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/enterprise-accounts?version=Cloud#enterprise-accounts)
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How are enterprise accounts structured?
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Accounts are structured according to global accounts, subaccounts, and directories.
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[Account Management](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/account-model?version=Cloud)
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How can you purchase an account?
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To purchase an account, contact an SAP sales representative or visit us on SAP Business Technology Platform page of SAP.com.
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[SAP Business Technology Platform](https://www.sap.com/sea/products/business-technology-platform.html)
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How can you get an estimate for account purchase for your business case?
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General information about SAP Integration Suite is available on [SAP.com](https://www.sap.com/sea/products/technology-platform/integration-suite.html). You can use an estimator tool to derive the pricing estimate before purchase.
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[Estimator Tool](https://www.sap.com/products/business-technology-platform/price-list/estimator-tool.html)
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What types of global accounts are available for SAP BTP?
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SAP BTP offers two types of global accounts: Trial accounts \(completely free of charge\) and enterprise accounts.
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[Getting a Global Account](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/getting-global-account?version=Cloud)
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## Account Plans
Within an enterprise account, you can use both free and paid plans.
If you are using a paid plan, to start working with your production account, see [Production Account](production-account-24ef511.md).
If you are using a free plan, see [Using Free Service Plans](using-free-service-plans-ddf6692.md).
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## Personas Involved in Provisioning of SAP Integration Suite Tenant
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Global Account Administrator
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Verifies the entitlements.
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Creates subaccount.
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Assigns quota to the subaccount.
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Sub account or Tenant Administrator
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Subscribes to Integration Suite.
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Assigns *Integration\_Provisioner* role to users for accessing the service.
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Provisions the tenant.
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Assigns roles required to access the capabilities.
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**Related Information**
[Production Account](production-account-24ef511.md "This account model includes services for you to start working in SAP Integration Suite productive environment.")
[Using Free Service Plans](using-free-service-plans-ddf6692.md "The free tier model for SAP BTP lets you try out services in global accounts without any additional cost using the consumption-based commercial model. Using this model, you can start working with SAP Integration Suite with a direct path to productive use.")
[Managing Quotas and Entitlements Using the Cockpit](https://help.sap.com/docs/BTP/65de2977205c403bbc107264b8eccf4b/c8248745dde24afb91479361de336111.html?version=Cloud)
[Configure Entitlements and Quotas for Subaccounts](https://help.sap.com/docs/BTP/65de2977205c403bbc107264b8eccf4b/5ba357b4fa1e4de4b9fcc4ae771609da.html#configure-entitlements-and-quotas-from-your-subaccount)
