Grace Period in subscription model

[cappy99]

Where can I define how long the grace period is in the Subscription model? I am currently using community license.

[r-brown]

Hello @cappy99 you can enable the grace period for Subscription model on the module configuration page.
Simply enable "Grace Period" checkbox as follows:

[cappy99]

Thank you for your response. I understand how to turn on the grace period check box.

However, this does not appear to change the "expires" property. How long is the grace period? Can the grace time period be changed? Do I need to upgrade my license to use this?

Thank you.

[r-brown]

There is no specific plan needed for grace period - this option is available for any time-volume licenses, such as Subscription.
Once you enabled a specific package as "grace", this will be added to the customer profile after main license expiration.
The length of the grace period is specified by the package marked as "Grace Period"

Product module configuration

Grace Period license added

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... for instance

Validation response with the valid main license

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<ns2:netlicensing xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" xmlns:ns2="http://netlicensing.labs64.com/schema/context" ttl="2021-12-02T19:18:40.674Z">
  <ns2:infos/>
  <ns2:items>
    <ns2:item type="ProductModuleValidation">
      <ns2:property name="productModuleNumber">MC5KR0XW9-DEMO</ns2:property>
      <ns2:property name="valid">true</ns2:property>
      <ns2:property name="expires">2021-12-03T00:00:00Z</ns2:property>
      <ns2:property name="productModuleNumber">MC5KR0XW9-DEMO</ns2:property>
      <ns2:property name="productModuleName">Module using "Subscription" licensing model</ns2:property>
      <ns2:property name="warningLevel">YELLOW</ns2:property>
      <ns2:property name="licensingModel">Subscription</ns2:property>
    </ns2:item>
  </ns2:items>
</ns2:netlicensing>

Validation response with the activated grace license after main license expiration

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<ns2:netlicensing xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" xmlns:ns2="http://netlicensing.labs64.com/schema/context" ttl="2021-12-02T19:18:50.543Z">
  <ns2:infos>
    <ns2:info id="gracePeriodStarted" type="info">Subscription for product module 'MC5KR0XW9-DEMO' is extended with grace period.</ns2:info>
  </ns2:infos>
  <ns2:items>
    <ns2:item type="ProductModuleValidation">
      <ns2:property name="productModuleNumber">MC5KR0XW9-DEMO</ns2:property>
      <ns2:property name="valid">true</ns2:property>
      <ns2:property name="gracePeriod">true</ns2:property>
      <ns2:property name="expires">2021-12-03T18:18:50.543Z</ns2:property>
      <ns2:property name="productModuleName">Module using "Subscription" licensing model</ns2:property>
      <ns2:property name="warningLevel">YELLOW</ns2:property>
      <ns2:property name="licensingModel">Subscription</ns2:property>
    </ns2:item>
  </ns2:items>
</ns2:netlicensing>

[cappy99]

@r-brown thank you for the detailed response. This definitely answers my question. I was not including a separate grace package in my configuration.