Authorising Disbursable Payments

Navigate to the Authorise Payment Page
An action appears for the Authoriser to complete this step before the action appears to disburse funds. Access the Authorise Payment page:
- From the Tasks page, choose the Authorise Payments for Period [x] link.
- Choose Authorise Payments under the Payment/VAT Invoices section of the Period Home Page
  See Period Home Page for Main Contractor.
- Choose the Authorise Payments for Period [x] link under the Pending Payment section of the Project Home Page
  See Project Home for Main Contractors.
- Choose the Authorise Payments for Period [x] link under the Period Actions section of the Period Home Page.
  See Period Home Page for Main Contractor.
  Notes:
  - The links do not display if Subcontractor Payment Applications have not been approved.
  - The links do not display if payment has already been authorised.
From the Authorise Payments page, review the payments.
Optional. From the Comments box, add a comment for your team members.
From the Edit column, select either the Edit or View links to view the Edit Payment Status page.
Use the Authorise column to select Subcontractors. If your organisation has enabled the Manage Cheque Payment Settings for your project, you can select cheque payments. Note, based on your project disbursement settings, cheque payments may require authorization.
Select the Save & Send to Disburser to authorise payment.
A Confirm Authorisation dialogue shows which payments have been authorised and whether any payments have been unauthorised.
From the Confirm Authorisation dialogue box, choose Confirm to authorise payments.
Notes:
- Subcontractors can be unauthorised up until payment is disbursed.
- If your organisation has enabled the Manage Cheque Payment Settings for your project, you will see a row for Cheque payments amounts.
- Subcontractors must be eligible and free from legal document holds and lien waiver holds to receive payment.

Confirmations for Early Payments

When TPA payments are authorised, they are represented in a separate row in the Confirm Authorisation dialogue. See Manage Textura Payment Accelerator Programmes for Main Contractors or contact your Textura implementation team to learn more about Textura Payment Accelerator Programmes.

Payments through Textura Payment Accelerator Programmes

When a project is included in a Textura Payment Accelerator Programme (TPA), the Authorise Payments page:

Indicates which payments use the TPA Payment Method
Shows whether those payments are Funded
Includes subtotals for TPA payments and Standard payments.

Tip:

Use the Payment Method drop-down menu to filter the table:

All: Shows all payments submitted for authorisation.
Standard: Shows only the payment applications eligible for standard payments (BACS & Cheque).
BACS: Shows payment applications eligible for BACS payments.
Cheque: Shows payment applications eligible for cheque payments.
TPA: Shows only the Payment Applications eligible for TPA payments.

Next: Authorise Payment Fields