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title: "How are promised payments marked as paid?"
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updated: 2023-03-13T08:56:39Z
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# How are promised payments marked as paid?

## Automatically Marking Promises as Paid

A promised payment is automatically marked as paid when a payment is made against the invoices involved in the promise, and the targeted allocated amount of the invoices involved in the promise are met.

Consider the following scenarios:

**Scenario 1:**

| **Transaction Reference** | **Outstanding Amount (USD)** |
| --- | --- |
| INV001 | $1000.00 |

**Promise 1** is created of **$250** against INV001.

When a $250 payment is allocated against the invoice in the accounting system, once the data is synchronised into Credit Hound Cloud, **Promise 1** will be automatically marked as **paid**.

**Scenario 2:**

| **Transaction Reference** | **Outstanding Amount (USD)** |
| --- | --- |
| INV002 | $1000.00 |
| INV003 | $500.00 |

**Promise 1** is created of **$250** including both transactions, INV002 and INV003.

When a $250 payment is allocated against either invoice in the accounting system (e.g. $200 allocated to INV002 and $50 allocated to INV003), once the data is synchronised into Credit Hound Cloud, **Promise 1** will be automatically marked as **paid**.

**Scenario 3:**

| **Transaction Reference** | **Outstanding Amount (USD)** |
| --- | --- |
| INV004 | $1000.00 |

**Promise 1****, **Promise 2**, **Promise 3**** created of **$100** each against INV004.

When a $100 payment is allocated against the invoice in the accounting system, once the data is synchronised into Credit Hound Cloud, all 3 promises will be marked as **paid**.

Multiple Promises against a Transaction

A promised payment does not take into account any previous promises that were made against a transaction. Promises are considered to be independent of one another.

## Manually Marking Promises as Paid

A promised payment can also be manually marked as paid using the ellipsis icon (more options) in the [Promises List](/v1/docs/promises-list) or [Promises Breakdown](/v1/docs/promises-breakdown) screens.