+error, otherwise returns false. Note that this only removes the cust_svc
+record - you should probably use the B<cancel> method instead.
+
+=item cancel
+
+Cancels the relevant service by calling the B<cancel> method of the associated
+FS::svc_XXX object (i.e. an FS::svc_acct object or FS::svc_domain object),
+deleting the FS::svc_XXX record and then deleting this record.
+
+If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false.
+
+=cut
+
+sub cancel {
+ my $self = shift;
+
+ local $SIG{HUP} = 'IGNORE';
+ local $SIG{INT} = 'IGNORE';
+ local $SIG{QUIT} = 'IGNORE';
+ local $SIG{TERM} = 'IGNORE';
+ local $SIG{TSTP} = 'IGNORE';
+ local $SIG{PIPE} = 'IGNORE';
+
+ my $oldAutoCommit = $FS::UID::AutoCommit;
+ local $FS::UID::AutoCommit = 0;
+ my $dbh = dbh;
+
+ my $part_svc = $self->part_svc;
+
+ $part_svc->svcdb =~ /^([\w\-]+)$/ or do {
+ $dbh->rollback if $oldAutoCommit;
+ return "Illegal svcdb value in part_svc!";
+ };
+ my $svcdb = $1;
+ require "FS/$svcdb.pm";
+
+ my $svc = $self->svc_x;
+ if ($svc) {
+ my $error = $svc->cancel;
+ if ( $error ) {
+ $dbh->rollback if $oldAutoCommit;
+ return "Error canceling service: $error";
+ }
+ $error = $svc->delete;
+ if ( $error ) {
+ $dbh->rollback if $oldAutoCommit;
+ return "Error deleting service: $error";
+ }
+ }
+
+ my $error = $self->delete;
+ if ( $error ) {
+ $dbh->rollback if $oldAutoCommit;
+ return "Error deleting cust_svc: $error";
+ }
+
+ $dbh->commit or die $dbh->errstr if $oldAutoCommit;