Once a bill is approved, it moves into the payment workflow. Light groups approved bills into **payment batches** that you submit for batch approval, then release.
Last updated May 21, 2026 · 1 min read
Navigate via Spend management → Bills → Scheduled.
Approved bills sit in a Ready for release section. Each row shows the bill, vendor, due date, and current payment date.
To prepare a payment batch:
After submission, the batch (and the bills inside it) move through these states:
| State | Meaning |
|---|---|
PENDING_PAYMENT_APPROVAL | Batch is awaiting approval by the configured approver(s) |
PAYMENT_PAUSED | Batch (or specific bill) has been paused |
SCHEDULED | Batch is approved and scheduled for the chosen payment date |
PAYMENT_PENDING | Payment has been initiated with the bank |
PARTIALLY_PAID | Some matched payment posted; balance remaining |
PAID / COMPLETED | Payment fully settled |
The Paid tab lists bills that have completed payment. The Discarded tab includes cancelled batches.
If a payment fails, the bill row exposes a Retry payment action in its menu so you can re-attempt the payment.
For bills paid outside Light (e.g., manual wire transfer), open the bill or use the batch menu and choose the Mark as paid action. This opens a dialog where you record the payment details so the bill transitions to Paid without going through Light's payment rails.
A Batch mark as paid action is available on multiple selected bills.
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