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Changes in version 3.9

1. Java Docs updated
    

2. Changes related to classes and methods:
   
   The following method in the Domains Kit is deprecated and its use should be discontinued -
    

   Deprecated method	Class	New method to be used
   isValidRegistrantContact	DomContactExt	isValidContact

Changes in version 3.8

1. Java Docs updated
    

2. Changes related to classes and methods:
    

   1. The following changes have been introduced under the DotEu class within the Domains Kit -
       

      • New methods
         
        • trade
        • transfer
           
      • Deprecated methods
         
        • tradeDomain
        • transferDomain

       

   2. The following new methods have been introduced under DigitalCertificateOrder class within the Other Products Kit -
       

      • enrollForThawteCertificate
      • reissue
      • renew
      • checkDigitalCertificateStatus
      • del
      • cancelDigicertOrder
      • changeDigicertPassword
      • addAdditionalLicenses
      • getDetails
      • getDetailsByDomain
      • getOrderIdByDomain

    

Changes in version 3.7

1. Java Docs updated
    

2. Changes related to classes and methods:
   
   Some old parameters have been removed and new parameters introduced in their place under the following methods  -

   LinuxHostingOrder Class
   Method	Old Parameter	New Parameters
   add	Hashtable orderParams	String packageKey*, boolean ssl#
   mod	Hashtable orderParams	String packagekey*, boolean ssl#, int excessBandwidth##
   getMonthlyCostAndValidate	Hashtable orderParams	String packageKey*, boolean ssl#, int execessBandwidth##
   getModPricing	Hashtable orderParams	String packageKey*, boolean ssl#, int execessBandwidth##

    

   WindowsHostingOrder Class
   Method	Old Parameter	New Parameters
   add	Hashtable orderParams	String packageKey*, boolean ssl#
   mod	Hashtable orderParams	String packagekey*, boolean ssl#, int excessBandwidth##
   getMonthlyCostAndValidate	Hashtable orderParams	String packageKey*, boolean ssl#, int execessBandwidth##
   getModPricing	Hashtable orderParams	String packageKey*, boolean ssl#, int execessBandwidth##

    

   MailHostingOrder Class
   Method	Old Parameter	New Parameters
   add	Hashtable orderParams	String packageKey*
   mod	Hashtable orderHash	String packagekey*, int additionalMailBoxes**
   getMonthlyCostAndValidate	Hashtable orderParams	String packageKey*, int additionalMailBoxes**
   getModPricing	Hashtable orderParams	String packageKey*, int additionalMailBoxes**

    

   SiteBuilder Class
   Method	Old Parameter	New Parameters
   mod	Hashtable orderParams	String packageKey*
   getMonthlyCostAndValidate	Hashtable orderParams	String packageKey*

   NOTE:

   ^* packageKey will be the Identifier Key of the Plan (plan1, plan2, plan3, plan4) for which the Order needs to be added/modified.

   
   ^# ssl will be true or false depending whether the user wants Dedicated IP / SSL for the Order placed.

   ^## excessBandwidth is the Bandwidth which the user wants over and above the Bandwidth of the Order's current plan.

   
   ^** additionalMailBoxes is the number of additional mail boxes over and above the existing ones in blocks of 100 accounts.

    
3. The following classes and their methods are removed:
    
   • LinuxHostingPlanOnlyOrder
   • WindowsHostingPlanOnlyOrder
   • MailHostingPlanOnlyOrder
      
4. The SiteBuilderLite class has been renamed to SiteBuilder.
   
    
5. Two new methods, mod and signUp, have been introduced under the Reseller and Customer classes.
    
6. The return type of the ListByType method of DomContact class in the Domains Kit has been changed to Hashtable from Vector.
   

Changes in version 3.6

1. Java Docs updated
    

2. Changes related to classes and methods:
    

   • New methods have been added in the Core Kit under the following class:
     
     getProductMetadata - Product class
      
   • New methods have been added in the Domains Kit under the following classes:
     
     getDefaultContactId - DomContactExt class
     listByType - DomContact class
     addTransferDomain - DomOrder class
     changePrivacyProtectionStatus - DomOrder class
     registerDomain - DomOrder class
      
   • Changes to the DomOrder class in Domains Kit:
      
     1. Privacy Protection Handling is added in the bulkAdd and bulkAddTransferDomain methods.
         
     2. The 'ns' parameter has been removed from the validateDomainTransferParams method.
         
   • The following methods in the Domains Kit are deprecated and their use should be discontinued:
     
     

     Deprecated method	Class	New method to be used
     add	DomContact	addContact
     addDefaultContact	DomContact	addDefaultContacts
     list	DomContact	listByType
     add	DomOrder	registerDomain
     transferDomain	DomOrder	addTransferDomain
     transferDomainWithoutValidation	DomOrder	addTransferDomain
     addTransferDomainWithoutvalidation	DomOrder	addTransferDomain
     add	DotEu	registerDomain in DomOrder class

      
     IMPORTANT

     While these methods are currently available, they are no longer supported and may be discontinued in the near future.

      

   • New methods have been added in the Hosting Kit under the following class:
     
     getHostingMetaData - WebHostingOrderData class
      
   • Changes to classes in the Hosting Kit:
     
     The invoiceOption parameter has been added to the add method of MailHostingPlanOnlyOrder, WindowsHostingPlanOnlyOrder and LinuxHostingPlanOnlyOrder classes

    

Changes in version 3.5

1. Java Docs updated
    

2. Changes related to classes and functions:
    

   • New functions have been added in the Core Kit under the following classes:
     
     getList - Country class
     getStateListForCountry - Country class
     getDetails - Order class
     addResellerWithStateId - Reseller class
      
   • An extra option called Supersite is added in the getDetails function of the Reseller class in the Core Kit.
      
   • A new class LegalAgreement is added with the following methods under the Core Kit:
     
     getRegistrantAgreement
     getProductCategory
     getAgreement
     getAllAgreements
      
   • A new function has been added in the Domains Kit under the following class:
     
     addCoopContact - DotCoopContact class
      
   • The following functions in the DomOrder class in the Domains Kit are changed to show the Invoice options also:
     
     validateDomainRegistrationParams
     validateDomainTransferParams
     addWithoutValidation

    

Changes in version 3.4

1. Java Docs Updated
    

2. New Classes introduced in all Kits:

• Core Kit
  
  TaxService
      getApplicableTaxes
      getHashedTaxRules
   

• Domains Kit
  
  DotEu
      getEUCountryList
      tradeDomain
      transferDomain
      add
      isEUCountry
  
  DotEuContact
      mod
      add
      addEuDefaultContact
  
  DomOrder
      validateDomainRegistrationParams
      validateDomainTransferParams
      addTransferDomainWithoutvalidation
      addWithoutValidation
   

• Hosting Kit
  
  WindowsHostingPlanOnlyOrder
      getDetails
      getDetailsByDomain
      getOrderIdByDomain
      add
      mod
      renew
      del
      getMonthlyCostAndValidate
      getModPricing
      getDeletionRefundAmount
  
  LinuxHostingPlanOnlyOrder
      getDetails
      getDetailsByDomain
      getOrderIdByDomain
      add
      mod
      renew
      del
      getMonthlyCostAndValidate
      getModPricing
      getDeletionRefundAmount
  
  MailHostingPlanOnlyOrder
      getDetails
      getDetailsByDomain
      getOrderIdByDomain
      add
      mod
      renew
      del
      getMonthlyCostAndValidate
      getModPricing
      getDeletionRefundAmount
      list
  
  MailHostingSetup
      getHostingKeyDisplayName
      getHostingParamsDisplayName
      getPricingKeyPricingParamMap
  
  WindowsHostingSetup
      getHostingKeyDisplayName
      getHostingParamsDisplayName
      getPricingKeyPricingParamMap
  
  LinuxHostingSetup
      getHostingKeyDisplayName
      getHostingParamsDisplayName
      getPricingKeyPricingParamMap
   

• Other Products Kit
  
  DigitalCertificateOrder
      add
      getCertPrice
  
  SiteBuilderSetup
      getPricingKeyPricingParamMap
  
  EngageSetup
      getPricingKeyPricingParamMap
   

Changes in version 3.3

• 3 new functions have been added in the Core Kit under the following classes:
  
  authenticateCustomerId - Customer class
  login - Customer class
  getOrderIdByDomainAndProductCategory - Order class
   

• The name of the jar file in every kit is now unique.
   

• Bug Fix - A minor Java Script problem was causing the frame links in the examples to not work in some browsers like Mozilla and Opera.
   

Changes in version 3.2

• New methods added viz. Order.removeCustomerLock, Order.getLockList
   

• The testing form provided now has a third frame which accepts the standard parameters passed in every call. If you set these parameters from the form, you can make test calls independent of the settings in the properties/constants file.

• Minor bugs in WSDL files fixed.

• Extensive changes made. Please download the kit and read the appropriate Javadocs for details

• Added the method Customer.delete() which allows you to delete a Customer

• Added the method DomOrder.cancelTransferRequest() which allows you to cancel the transfer-in request for a domain name

• Added the method Order.sendRfa() which allows you to re/send the email asking for transfer-in approval for domain names.

Changes in version 2.5

• Bug fix in Modify Customer Details and Modify Contact Details forms

• More details in the Javadocs for DomOrder.getDetails()

• Link to new Demo Server added.

• Move Website functionality added in API

• Add Funds functionality for both Sub-Resellers and Customers also added

• Domain Forwarding, Mail Forwarding, Managed DNS Products now available through the API.

• In customer class new method (authenticateCustomer) is added to authenticate the Customer.

DomUsContact.class

• API for DomUsContact.class is provided

• The characteristics of DomUsContact.class includes the method setContactDetails()  that needs to be called for any contact used as Registrant contact for .US. for providing applicationPurpose and nexusCategory facility.

list() method

• list() method of DomContact.class is now available to Customer as well as Reseller.

• The function signature of listContact() is also changed - One has to pass Customer Id after Parent Id besides other parameters.

getCustomerAvailableBalance() fuction

• getCustomerAvailableBalance() fuction is added to the Fund.class

• This function returns the available balance of a Customer.

getCustomerId() function

• getCustomerId() function is added to the Customer.class

• This function returns the customer id of the customer.

The prefix of all user classes changed to Customer eg. UserService to CustomerService, UserServiceTest to CustomerServiceTest

Method signature change in DomContact.class
OLD - int add(java.lang.String userName, java.lang.String password, java.lang.String role, java.lang.String langpref, int parentid, int customerId)

NEW - int addDefaultContact(java.lang.String userName, java.lang.String password, java.lang.String role, java.lang.String langpref, int parentid, int customerId)