If you are using our Automated Billing feature, Common Paper provides the current status of where the process stands as the agreement moves through negotiation and signature. These statuses are visible on the agreements list page and only show for agreements that are configured to use Automated billing.
The table below lists each of the possible statuses and what they mean.
Status | Description |
Automated Billing On | Automated billing is configured for the agreement, but the agreement is in-flight and hasn't been signed by the recipient yet. |
Awaiting Billing Info | The recipient has signed the agreement and has been presented with the billing information request form, but has yet to complete it. |
Review Draft Invoice | The Stripe subscription has been created and a draft invoice has been created. You need to review and send the invoice to your recipient from Stripe before they can pay.
The status will link directly to the invoice in Stripe. |
Awaiting Start Date | The Stripe subscription has been created, but the start date is in the future. Once the start date is reached, Stripe will generate and send an invoice to the recipient. |
Awaiting Payment | The Stripe subscription has been created and an invoice has been generated and emailed to the recipient. The recipient has not paid the invoice yet. |
Payment Collected | The recipient has received and paid the initial invoice. This is the final billing status, even though there are most likely future invoices and payments ahead. Those can be managed inside Stripe. |