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Invoices and Payments
A truth-first lesson for billing readiness, draft invoices, payment-link gates, and no-send preview posture.
Learn what the invoice area can show today and where payment or send actions remain gated.
Why this matters
Money tools need extra care. A provider should know what is draft, what is link-ready, what is paid, and what still requires approval before sending or charging.
What this feature is
Invoices show billing readiness and payment status labels, while sensitive send, payment, payout, refund, and Stripe actions remain gated unless approved.
Safe to use now
- Review invoice status, source job context, readiness labels, and billing preview information.
- Pause at any send, payment-link, payout, refund, or Stripe gate.
Provider example
A provider prepares an invoice for completed work, reviews the draft and payment readiness labels, and does not send or trigger payment behavior until the workflow is approved.
What to click next
- Open Invoices for billing readiness.
- Open Quotes or Jobs if the invoice needs source context.
- Use Support if billing state looks confusing or blocked.
What not to do yet
- Do not send invoices from training.
- Do not trigger payment links, Stripe Connect, payouts, refunds, or live payment behavior.
- Do not tell a customer payment is active unless the approved workflow and status prove it.
Short video
Lesson focus
Workspace cue
Billing readiness without overclaiming
Use invoices to understand billing state and follow-up readiness. Treat send, payment link, payout, and Stripe actions as gated unless explicitly approved.
Key highlights
- Invoice rows can help you review billing status.
- Draft and preview states are not customer sends.
- Payment-link and Stripe Connect actions stay gated behind approval messaging.
Before you start
- Know which job or accepted work you are reviewing.
- Keep customer payment details out of notes and screenshots.
- Expect gated labels around sensitive money actions.
Step by step
- Open Invoices from Provider OS.
- Read the invoice status before clicking anything.
- Use draft, needs-link, link-ready, paid, or reversed labels to understand state.
- Review delivery preview or statement context only as guidance when shown.
- Stop at any send, payment-link, payout, or Stripe approval gate.
Ready to apply
- You can find Invoices.
- You can identify draft or gated payment states.
- You know when to stop and ask for support or approval.
If you get stuck
- If the status is unclear, do not send anything. Ask support to review the billing state.
- If a payment action is gated, treat that as the final answer for now.
What success looks like
You can review billing readiness without accidentally overclaiming or triggering money behavior.
Quick checklist
- Open Invoices.
- Read one invoice or candidate status label.
- Point to any gated action and do not click it.
Practice it in the live product
The lesson stays public, but the CTA routes directly into the live HubbCentral surface tied to this workflow.