Request, approve and pay a refund
What It Does
Refund coordinates source reservation, optional approval and money return. Electronic uncertainty retains the financial reservation until an outcome is established.
The Flow
The numbered hops identify the participating services, synchronization boundary and evidence. Branch conditions in the frontmatter explain where preparation, completion and recovery diverge.
When Something Fails
Each hop records its rollback, retry or compensation boundary and the result visible to callers or operators. External outcomes can remain unresolved after local preparation commits; the listed recovery behavior defines what remains pending.
Open Design Questions
Decide the allowed externally transmitted reason representation and record approval scope for the implemented policy.