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Prepayment statuses

A prepayment moves through six statuses.

StatusWhat it meansHow it changes
Draft (draft)Recorded but not yet paid.Starting point for every prepayment.
Paid (paid)The money has gone out — a deposit sits with the supplier.Set by Mark paid, from draft.
Partially applied (partially_applied)Some of the balance has been allocated to invoices; some remains.Set automatically as allocations are made against the deposit.
Applied (applied)Fully allocated — nothing left to allocate or refund.Set automatically once allocations exhaust the balance.
Refunded (refunded)The whole remaining balance has been paid back.Set by Refund, from paid or partially applied.
Cancelled (cancelled)Abandoned before any money moved.Set by Cancel — only reachable from draft.

Which actions appear when

StatusActions available
DraftEdit · Cancel · Mark paid
PaidAllocate · Refund (while a balance remains)
Partially appliedAllocate · Refund (while a balance remains)
Appliednone
Refundednone
Cancellednone

A prepayment can only be cancelled while it is a draft. Refund is available from paid or partially applied, for as long as a balance remains, and always returns the whole remaining balance — there is no partial refund.

The advice PDF can be downloaded from any prepayment that is not a draft and not cancelled — that is, from paid, partially applied, applied or refunded.