It is possible to switch a domain management regime in Parallels Business Automation - Standard from DNS hosting to domain pointer and conversely. This can be done simply, by one click on a domain settings screen.
When a domain is managed as a DNS hosting a zone file is created for a domain in Parallels Business Automation - Standard and this domain is resolved correctly by the Parallels Business Automation - Standard DNS. However, no real transfer is performed. The domain delegation is billed in Parallels Business Automation - Standard, but it keeps to be managed by the same Registrar, and no automated registration renewal is performed for this domain - this remains on customer's hand.
A domain pointer allows registering a domain hosted elsewhere in Parallels Business Automation - Standard without zone file creation. This service allows a customer to make resources provided in Parallels Business Automation - Standard available by a third-party domain name. For example, a customer purchases Plesk Domain and assigns a third-party domain to it. A domain name pointer is simply a domain name that 'points to' another website. Domain registration renewal and other issues related to a domain management (e.g., name servers setup) are up to a domain owner.
When you switch a domain from DNS hosting to domain pointer, a domain zone file is removed from Parallels Business Automation - Standard DNS and the Parallels Business Automation - Standard name servers stop responding to requests addresses to this domain. When you switch a domain from pointer to DNS hosting, the zone file is created and a domain starts resolving correctly by the Parallels Business Automation - Standard name servers.
To switch a domain from DNS hosting to domain pointer and conversely: