Order Payment Confirmation

In the live pilot, an order is created when the buyer accepts a print shop quote. The order then enters payment readiness and a production hold. Payment confirmation releases the hold as a production_ready_after_payment signal, but it does not start PrintTalk, a print-shop bridge job, PDF Tools, Edge Hub, XJDF execution, or fulfillment in this phase.

Card payment and escrow are not included in the live pilot.

From order to payment readiness

1. The buyer accepts a quote.
2. The order is created with nested payment and production hold status.
3. The buyer or operations requests payment readiness.
4. NowToPrint operations confirms the payment method and payment status.
5. The production hold becomes inactive and the order is marked ready for a later production gate.
6. Production handoff and fulfillment start only in a later phase.

How payment is confirmed

Payment confirmation is manual during the pilot. Examples include bank transfer evidence, open-account approval, proforma/invoice terms, or an operations approval note on the order.