Summary / TL:DR: This article will review the many circulation and billing status, and what many of the common combinations mean in Advantage.

Circulation Status Chart

Circulation Status

The current status of the subscription.

B = Billing Suspend, credit card declined. Service has been stopped for non-payment.
C = Customer Requested Cancellation
E = Expired
G = Gracing, this is used when a customers subscription has no more issues to left but the renewal is not yet due. This status allows the customer to still receive a service until the renewal takes place. It is currently only used for International affiliates.
N = Non-Pay Cancel, card declined and invoice has been closed due to non-payment. This generally occurs 45-90 days after a billing suspension is done.
P = Perpetual, lifetime complimentary
R = Regular, Receiving (Active) Subscription
S = Indefinite Suspension
T = Temporary Suspension
U = Undeliverable as addressed. Subscription has been suspended due to an invalid address.
W = Future Start. Subscription will start with a future issue.
X = Folded Subscription, no longer active
K = CIR410 uses circulation status K to mark subscriptions that cannot be fulfilled---for example, when the customer cannot be found. Subscriptions in that status cannot be resolved in the UI; they remain in K status.
Note that customers that have been marked inactive are moved into suspend status by CIR410---not K. This means that if an inactive customer is reactivated, the subscription's suspension may be removed.

Billing Status

The current billing status of the subscription.

A = On Approval. Journal entries are suspended until payment is received, or an alternative trigger to convert the order is employed
B = Billed Subscription is being billed.
C = Complimentary. Subscription is free.
M = Cancellation Credit Memo
P = Paid Up
R = Reinstated Subscription. Subscription was canceled for non-payment then the subscriber paid for it thus activating it.

Subscription Status Combinations

Circulation Status	Billing Status	Combination
Regular, Receiving (Active) Subscription R	Paid Up P	ACTIVE
Customer Requested Cancellation C	Cancellation Credit Memo M	CANCELED
Billing Suspend, credit card declined B	Billed B	HARD DECLINE
Non-Pay Cancel, card declined and invoice has been closed due to non-payment N	Cancellation Credit Memo M	NON PAY CANCEL
Indefinite Suspension S	Paid Up P or Complimentary C	INDEFINITE SUSPENSION
Temporary Suspension T	Paid Up P or Complimentary C	TEMP SUSPENSION
Undeliverable U	Paid Up P or Complimentary C	UNDELIVERABLE
Folded Subscription, no longer active X	Paid Up Complimentary PC or Billed Cancellation Credit Memo BM	DEPENDS ON AFFILIATE FOLD
Future Start W	Paid Up Complimentary PC	FUTURE START
Expired E	Paid Up P or Complimentary C	EXPIRED
Perpetual, lifetime complimentary P	Complimentary C	BABY PUB
Regular, Receiving (Active) Subscription R	Billed B	ACTIVE BUT ON INSTALLMENT BILLING W/ UNPAID INSTALMENTS
Billing Suspend, credit card declined B	Paid Up P	SOFT DECLINE

You should now have an understanding of the many circulation and billing status, and what many of the common combinations mean in Advantage.

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