# Payment advice: auto-settle when WeClapp already paid

Auto-settle payment advice when WeClapp already shows paid.

When Cortena detects that **WeClapp already marks the linked receivable invoices as paid**, the payment advice can **auto-settle**: Cortena applies payment state quietly and **hides Confirm settlement** and **Sync to weclapp** because no write-back is needed.

**Who this is for:** AR ops who import payment advices after finance already booked payments in WeClapp, avoiding duplicate confirm and sync steps.

Related: [Payment advice workspace](https://help.cortena.ai/guides/advanced/payment-advice-workspace) and [Paid invoice payment advice and banking links](https://help.cortena.ai/guides/advanced/paid-invoice-payment-advice-links).

## 1. When auto-settle runs

After line matching hydrates or finds WeClapp sales invoices:

1. Cortena compares open amounts and paid flags in WeClapp.
2. If every matched line is already **paid** in WeClapp with compatible amounts, the advice moves to a **settled** path without manual confirm.
3. Linked receivables update to **Paid** (or equivalent) in Cortena when policy allows.

Requires WeClapp integration and successful invoice hydrate for the advice lines.

## 2. Hidden Confirm / Sync

On auto-settled advices:

- **Confirm settlement** is not shown (nothing to confirm against bank if policy treats ERP as source of truth for that path).
- **Sync to weclapp** is hidden (no allocation left to write).

You still see **Preview**, **Emails**, and **Activity**. A bank link may exist for audit without a pending write-back badge.

## 3. Invoice header links still work

Receivable invoices updated via auto-settle may show **Open payment advice** and **Open in Banking** when links exist, even if the list did not show a write-back queue row.

See [Paid invoice payment advice and banking links](https://help.cortena.ai/guides/advanced/paid-invoice-payment-advice-links).

## Tips and limitations

- Partial paid in WeClapp does not auto-settle the whole advice. Unmatched lines stay in **needs review**.
- If WeClapp data was wrong, remove open items or soft-delete and re-import after ERP correction.
- Related: [Payment advice: Sync to WeClapp](https://help.cortena.ai/guides/advanced/payment-advice-sync-weclapp).

## Quick reference

| Task | Where |
| --- | --- |
| Detect ERP paid | Automatic on line match / hydrate |
| No manual sync | Confirm / Sync hidden |
| Trace payment | Receivable header → **Open payment advice** |
| Fix bad auto-settle | **Delete** PA + **Re-sync** from CRM |