Attempt Only Once vs Retry Every Week For

[somecows]

Can someone explain to me the interaction between the settings "Attempt Only Once" and "Retry Every Week For" as found in setup -> automation settings?

 

I believe I understand what each of them means on their own, but they seem to be in conflict with each other. If you have the former checked and the latter set to, say, 2, what happens?

 

Thanks!

[WHMCS John]

Please take a look at the following resources:

 

http://wiki.whmcs.com/Automation_Settings#Attempt_Only_Once

http://wiki.whmcs.com/Invoicing#Attempt_Only_Once

[somecows]

hello,

i read both those things, thank you. i guess i am missing something, but the way i am reading them they still seem to be in conflict. if attempt only once is checked, it means that a card will be billed only once and if it fails, it will not be retried until the client makes some change. if i have retry every week for set to 2, that means whmcs will attempt to bill the card once a week for 2 weeks. ok so...both of those things cant be true. are they not in conflict with one another? if it retries the card once a week for 2 weeks, then it is not attempting only once. so which takes precedence?