How is partial payment tracked, restricting fulfillment until a rule is met?

A partial payment is tracked with the balance due recorded, and fulfilment can be restricted until a payment rule is met (for example, fully paid, or paid above a threshold). So an order that's only part-paid doesn't automatically ship — the business sets how much must be paid before fulfilment proceeds. This ties the physical pipeline to the money received, preventing goods…

A partial payment is tracked with the balance due recorded, and fulfilment can be restricted until a payment rule is met (for example, fully paid, or paid above a threshold). So an order that's only part-paid doesn't automatically ship — the business sets how much must be paid before fulfilment proceeds. This ties the physical pipeline to the money received, preventing goods leaving on insufficient payment while still allowing deposit-style or mixed-payment arrangements.