The following diagram shows the possible lifecycle of a deposit control.
- Open
- A deposit control is initially created in the Open state. While in this state, you may add new deposits to it, change the deposit amount on its deposits, and transfer tender controls into and out of it.
- Balancing In Progress
- You change a deposit control's status to Balancing In Progress when you're ready to balance its contents. While in this state, you can change the deposit amount on its deposits and transfer tender controls out of it. If you need to add new deposits to it or transfer tender controls into it you must return it to the Open state.
- Balanced
- You change a deposit control's status to Balanced when the sum of its tender controls is consistent with the total of its deposits. While in this state, you cannot modify its deposits or its tender controls. If you need to make modifications, you must return it to the Open or Balancing In Progress state.
Note:
Background processes and state transition. When payments are interfaced from external sources, the system automatically creates a deposit control and links a tender control to it. When all payments have been successfully loaded, the system changes the state of the respective deposit control to Balanced.