This topic explains how to activate a pending charge using the REST API by performing an Update Product order action.

1. Determine the values of the following fields:

   Variable	Description
   status	The status of the order. To create an active subscription with pending charges, you must specify the status field to Completed .
   ContractEffective	The date of the contract that governs the subscription. To create an active subscription with pending charges, you must specify this field.
   ServiceActivation	The date on which the services or products within a subscription have been activated and access has been provided to the customer. To create an active subscription with pending charges, you must specify this field.
   CustomerAcceptance	The date on which the services or products within a subscription have been accepted by the customer. To create an active subscription with pending charges, you must specify this field.
   specificTriggerDate	The actual specific start date for the pending charge. Specify a date value in the specificTriggerDate field. The value must be a date within the subscription term.

2. Use the "Create an order" operation to activate a pending charge:

   Request

   POST /v1/orders/

   Request Body

   { "orderNumber": null, "orderDate": "2024-03-01", "status":"Completed", "existingAccountNumber": "A00000001", "subscriptions": [ { "subscriptionNumber": "A-S00000011", "orderActions": [ { "type": "UpdateProduct", "triggerDates": [ { "name": "ContractEffective", "triggerDate": "2024-11-21" }, { "name": "ServiceActivation", "triggerDate": "2024-11-21" },{ "name": "CustomerAcceptance", "triggerDate": "2024-11-21" } ], "updateProduct":{ "ratePlanId":"f5cf073041c9445e4b444616989d0009", "chargeUpdates":[{ "chargeNumber":"C-00000023", "effectiveDate":{ "specificTriggerDate":"2024-10-27" } }] } } ] } ] }