Future dated agreements and private offers in AWS Marketplace
With future dated agreements (FDA) in AWS Marketplace, you can subscribe to products where the product usage begins at a future date. You can manage when you buy a product independently from when you pay for, and when you use the product.
FDA helps buyers perform the following actions independently for transactions on AWS Marketplace:
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Procure the product/book the deal by accepting the offer.
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Begin product usage (license/entitlement activation).
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Pay for a purchase (invoice generation).
FDA is supported on private offers, creating for software as a service (SaaS) products, for contract and contracts with consumption pricing (CCP), and with or without flexible payments.
When you use future dated agreements, keep the following dates in mind:
- Agreement sign date
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The date when you accepted the offer and when the agreement was created. This date is when the agreement ID is created.
- Agreement start date
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The date when your product usage begins. This is the future date or future start date. This is the date that your license/entitlement is activated.
- Agreement end date
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The date when the agreement ends. The agreement and the license/entitlement expire on this date.
Note
The contract term specified in the end user license agreement, order form, or other contract between you and seller will control if there's a conflict with the term specified in your AWS Marketplace invoice.
