AutoBill.activate

Use the activate method to start an existing AutoBill that was created with a deferred start date (unknownStart = True) and is in status: Pending Activation. Calling activate sets the startTimestamp to today and initiates the billing process. 

Input

srd: sparse response description, a SOAP string (which must be a JSON object), in which you specify the elements you want returned.This parameter enables the calling system to constrain a method call to return only components you specify. This gives you greater control over returned content, and improves response time within the Vindicia platform by reducing the processing needed for the call.

Some fields are required, either practically or in the WSDL, and will be returned regardless of the srd. A null srd returns the complete response.

auth: credentials required to authenticate this request.

autobill: the object of type AutoBill to activate.

 

Output

status: the status of the activated 

return: an object of type Return that indicates the success or failure of the call.

autobill: the AutoBill object whose monthly billing day was updated.

 

Returns

In addition to those listed in Standard Return Codes, this call returns:

Return Code	Return String
400	One of the following: Unable to load AutoBill. Unable to activate.

Example

//---unknownStart---
autobill->update( unknownStart => 1 );

autobillId = autobill->id();
.
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//once ready to start autobill
autobill->load( autobillId )->activate();

//---knownStart---
nextWeek = Date->nextWeek();

autobill->update( startTimestamp => nextWeek );
autobillId = autobill->id();
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//if ready prior to startTimestamp, autobill can activate
autobill->load( autobillId )->activate();