Setting the reference date

Availability is determined by start and end effective dates. The reference date is compared against the start and end effective dates for a pattern. This section describes how to configure the reference date.

The reference date that is compared against the effective and expiration dates of an availability or rating table is not always the same. It might be the start date of the policy period, the current date, or another date. PolicyCenter has a framework that determines the appropriate reference date before determining the availability of patterns in the product model.