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# Activate Edge Integration Cell
Activate Edge Integration Cell in SAP Integration Suite.
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## Prerequisites
- You've subscribed to SAP Integration Suite in your SAP Business Technology Platform subaccount and have assigned the **Integration\_Provisioner** role to the user. For more information, see [Subscribing and Configuring Initial Access to SAP Integration Suite](10-InitialSetup/subscribing-and-configuring-initial-access-to-sap-integration-suite-8a3c8b7.md).
- You've activated the *Cloud Integration* capability. For more information, see [Activating and Managing Capabilities](activating-and-managing-capabilities-2ffb343.md).
- You've assigned the *edge\_integration\_cell* service plan to the corresponding subaccount. For more information, see [2903776](https://me.sap.com/notes/2903776).
## Context
Edge Integration Cell is an optional hybrid runtime offered as part of SAP Integration Suite. Before starting the actual deployment, you need to activate the Edge Integration Cell option in SAP Integration Suite.
> ### Note:
> The Edge Integration Cell runtime can be activated within designated SAP BTP regions and Cloud Service Providers.
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> For more information, including the full list of supported regions and the future availability schedule, see [3379690](https://me.sap.com/notes/3379690).
## Procedure
1. To activate Edge Integration Cell, on the SAP Integration Suite home page, choose *Settings* \> *Runtime* from the left navigation pane.
2. Choose *Activate*. Once the Edge Integration Cell is activated, the URL for accessing Edge Lifecycle Management user interface is displayed. You use this user interface to perform all lifecycle management operations.
> ### Note:
> Edge Integration Cell URL is enabled as soon as the *Integration Suite* tenant has been successfully created
