The document provides a comprehensive overview of IBM's entitlement FAQs, detailing the registration process for an IBM web ID, which facilitates access to service requests and restricted support content. It highlights common challenges, including entitlement issues and the importance of linking the web ID to a company email. Additionally, it outlines steps for resolving entitlement problems and accessing Fix Central with added validation requirements.

1. Entitlement FAQs

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7. Entitlement FAQs: Get Started
• Demo description:
o How IBM registration, log in and entitlement work
• Quick facts:
o Your IBM Web Identity, if set up properly, will give you single sign
on access to all restricted support applications and content
o Your Site Technical Contact (STC) manages your entitlement
and enables you to open Service Requests and download fixes
and other restricted content
o Fix Central now requires that your Web ID is linked to an ICN
• Common challenges:
o Entitlement issues can be frustrating and take time to resolve
o If your Web Identity does not match the domain name associated
with the ICN, you may experience entitlement check failures

8. Entitlement FAQs: Demo
• If you have not previously registered for an IBM Web ID, please
register now
• IBM registration enables you to
- Open service requests
- Download entitled fixes
- View open and closed APARs published to the support
site
- View restricted support content that your ICN is entitled for
• Your IBM ID should now be your company email address. This
enables seamless login across all electronic support
applications.
• In the past this was not the case, so if you use a personal email
address, you should either re-register with your company email,
or ask your site technical contact to approve your current Web
ID.

9. Entitlement FAQs: Demo
• Register and sign in from ibm.com/support, the Support Portal
• If you are not signed in you will see Open a new service request – sign in
• If you sign in but you are not registered or entitled, the SR link
title will be IBM Service Request Self Nomination
• If you are signed in, registered and entitled, you will see
Open a new service request

10. Entitlement FAQs: Demo
• For Software, register using your ICN. If you company has
many ICNs, your STC can help determine the correct support
contract

11. Entitlement FAQs: Demo
• Service Request
- Request to upgrade your access level if you cannot view
PMRs opened by your co-workers

12. Entitlement FAQs: Demo
• Fix Central
- Since August, additional entitlement validation has been
added for some products and some locations. Your Web
Identity must be linked to an IBM customer number (ICN),
and you will receive an email validation. Fix Central
entitlement uses the Service Request entitlement system
- If your Web ID matches the company email domain this
requires no set up. If you use a personal email address or
have a different email domain (eg Business Partner), you
will need to contact your STC to get added to the
approved caller list for the ICN.

13. Entitlement FAQs: Demo
• Fix Central - If you see this error, first read the pop-up

14. Entitlement FAQs: Demo
• The button beneath the pop-up creates an entitlement PMR
with your context pre-filled

15. Entitlement FAQs: Discussion
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