Editing HEXONET Renewal System (section)

== Dates / Periods ==

Every domain has particular date attributes. NextAction relies on some of these dates to trigger the next action to execute. In fact, dates for a domain object can be seen in the response from any [[API:StatusDomain|StatusDomain]] API call (also shown in the Domain Admin area of the Control Panel). Please note that data attributes for a domain will depend on the TLD, therefore, it is advised to review the date attributes for a domain on its respective wiki TLD page.

Relevant Dates and Periods for the Renewal System:

* '''RegistrationPeriods''': Length of time a domain can be registered, which will depend on the underlying registry (ie. 1-10 years for .COM, 2 years for .co.UK).
* '''CreatedDate''': The date a domain was registered.
* '''NextActionDate''': The date that the "next action" is performed which depends on the action (ie. after successfully paying for a renewal, the NextActionDate will be equal to the FinalizationDate).
* '''AccountingPeriod''': This is the number of days (a positive or negative numeric value) prior to a domain's expiration (PaiduntilDate) that a domain renewal must be paid (AccountingPeriod: -7 days, means payment must be received at least 7 days prior to expiration).
* '''PaidUntilDate''': The date that domain is paid up to, this date will be equal to the AccountingDate prior to expiration of a domain.
* '''AccountingDate''': The date that the Renewal system charges the respective domain's HEXONET user account, if a domain is set to RenewalMode: AUTORENEW.
* '''FinalizationPeriod''': This is the period of time prior to a domain's ExpirationDate that a renewal action is executed. The number is either positive or negative and if followed by a "d" for days or "w" for weeks. (FinalizationPeriod: -1 d, means renewals are processed 1 day before the expiration date).
* '''FinalizationDate''': The real date a domain renewal executes. Refunds for a renewal on or after this date is not allowed..
* '''FailureDate''': The date on which a domain deletion or transfer is executed at the domain's respective registry. Domains using RenewalMode: AUTOEXPIRE (limited to a few TLDs) a transfer to the registry is performed. Domains using RenewalMode: AUTODELETE, the domain is deleted on the FailureDate.
* '''ExpirationDate''': The date a domain expires at HEXONET (equal to CreatedDate + RegistrationPeriod), which may be slightly different than the WHOIS expiration date. All other dates (e.g. AccountingDate, FinalizationDate) are relative to this date.
* '''RenewalPeriods''': The number of periods, typically years, that a particular TLD can be renewed in advance using a manual process. Automated renewals always process renewals with the shortest possible renewal period (typically 1 year for most TLDs).