Decommissioning Domains

You can decommission domains that are no longer in use and delete them from the registrars.

To decommission a domain:

  1. Go to DDI+ > Self Service > Domain Lifecycle, and then click Decommissioning Domains.
    The workflow execution page is displayed with the workflow inputs requested at the first stage.
  2. In the Requester Details section, in the Team DL field, enter the email addresses to which the domain registration email should be sent. Multiple email addresses must be entered as comma-separated values.
    Note: The field information for the first two fields will be fetched automatically from the logged in user information.
  3. In the Domain Decommissioning section, enter or select the required field information.

    The following table describes the field information in this section:

    Field Description
    *Search Condition Select from the following search conditions:
    • Starts With: Domains search result will list domains that start with the value provided in the next field.
    • Contains: Domains search result will list domains that start with the value provided in the next field.
    • Ends With: Domains search result will list domains that start with the value provided in the next field.
    *Search Domain Name Enter the search text/keywords for searching the domains.
    *: Mandatory fields
  4. Click Fetch Domains.
    The values in the next field in the Domain Decommissioning section will be populated based on the information provided in the previous fields.
  5. Enter or select the required field information in the remaining fields.

    The following table describes the field information required here:

    Field Description
    *Select Domain Select the Domain from the options available in the dropdown.
    Note: The values in this field will be fetched based on the domain name search results.
    *Vendor The vendor name is fetched automatically based on the domain name selection
    *Do you want to remove associated DNS Records? Select if you want to delete the DNS records associated with the selected domain name and vendor.
    *: Mandatory fields
  6. Click Submit.
    An approval request is sent to the approver to approve or reject the domain decommissioning. Once the request is approved, the selected domain is decommissioned.