Unable to add Future Dated Subscriptions in Red Hat Satellite Manifest.

Environment

• Red Hat Satellite 6.3 and above.

Issue

• Not able to add Future Dated Subscriptions in Red Hat Satellite Manifest from Red Hat Customer Portal.

Resolution

• Navigate to below page on Customer Portal and change the Subscriptions Allocation Type to Satellite 6.3 or higher as per your installed Satellite version.
  • On Red Hat Customer Portal >> Subscriptions >> Subscriptions Allocations >> Choose the Satellite Profile >> In the details tab change the Type to Satellite 6.3 or higher

For more KB articles/solutions related to Red Hat Satellite 6.x Manifest Issues, please refer to the Consolidated Troubleshooting Article for Red Hat Satellite 6.x Manifest Issues

Root Cause

• From Satellite 6.3 onwards the ability to import a future dated subscription into a subscription manifest was introduced.
• Hence the Subscriptions Allocations Type below 6.3 will not support adding future dated subscriptions. For more information follow this link.
• Subscriptions Allocation Type is selected as Subscription Asset Manager.

Diagnostic Steps

• Navigate to below page on Red Hat Customer Portal and verify the Subscription Allocation version.
  • On Red Hat Customer Portal >> Subscriptions >> Subscriptions Allocations >> Choose the Satellite Profile >> Verify the Subscription Allocation version
• Check if the Subscriptions Allocation Type is not selected as Subscription Asset Manager.

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