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Grace Period
The number listed in the Grace Period field represents the number of issues the system can send to the recipient after the subscription expires without renewal. If the recipient renews the subscription order after the expiration date, the number of grace period issues actually sent is listed as a negative number on the issues remaining field of the Subscriptions record. Then, when the subscription is renewed, the grace period issues are deducted from the number of new issues purchased.
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See Establishing a Subscription Start Date and Turnover Date or Establishing a Membership Start Date and Turnover Datefor for more information.
Prorate Behavior
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Company Subscription Function
Identifies the Function function that the Subscription Renewal wizard uses to identify the Ship To/Bill To person when renewing company subscriptions for this product. This field is linked to Functions service.
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