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# Manually Paying for an Installment

> Collect a single pending installment on demand with the Pay Financial Event quick action.

## Overview

You can collect a single installment at any time with the **Pay Financial Event** quick action, without waiting for the auto-charge batch. The action is available on an installment Financial Event and only works while that event is pending.

## Prerequisites

* The Financial Event is an installment (`Is_Installment__c = true`, `Type__c = 'Installment'`) and its status is **Pending**.
* The Order has a balance due greater than `$0`.
* The Order has a **Bill To Contact**.
* The sum of the Order's pending installments still matches the Order's balance due. If they have drifted out of sync, payment is blocked until you revise the plan (see [Revising Installments](/end-user-guides/orders/installments/revising-installments)).

## How to Pay an Installment Manually

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the installment Financial Event">
    Navigate to the pending installment Financial Event you want to collect.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Pay">
    Click **Pay** on the Financial Event.

    <Frame caption="Pay action on an installment Financial Event">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/fusionspan/dgaf-BkijdfqhSNr/images/end-user-guides/4857888964/image-20251209-204808.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=dgaf-BkijdfqhSNr&q=85&s=f3e016a8ca5c5a5be87d682287ff6d08" alt="Pay action on an installment Financial Event" width="1875" height="609" data-path="images/end-user-guides/4857888964/image-20251209-204808.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose how to pay">
    Choose a payment method.

    <Frame caption="Choose a payment method">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/fusionspan/dgaf-BkijdfqhSNr/images/end-user-guides/4857888964/image-20251209-204841.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=dgaf-BkijdfqhSNr&q=85&s=73ec77f5ca1e2d81d9a3cc4086410596" alt="Choosing a payment method for the installment" width="1088" height="588" data-path="images/end-user-guides/4857888964/image-20251209-204841.png" />
    </Frame>

    * Select **Use Existing Wallet Item** to charge the saved payment method already on the installment; the payment goes through immediately.
    * Select a different payment method to be taken to the Order Payment screen to pay for the installment there.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  A successful payment creates a separate Payment Financial Event and moves the installment to Succeeded. See [Installment Financial Events](/end-user-guides/orders/installments/installment-financial-events).
</Note>

## Limitations and Common Pitfalls

* **The action only works on a pending installment.** If the Financial Event is not an installment, or is not in the Pending status, the **Pay Financial Event** action does not apply.
* **The Order needs a positive balance.** Payment is blocked when the Order's balance due is `$0` or less.
* **A Bill To Contact is required.** The Order must have a **Bill To Contact** before an installment can be paid.
* **A desynced plan blocks payment.** If the sum of the Order's pending installments no longer equals the Order's balance due, payment is blocked. Revise the installment plan to bring them back in sync, then pay.