Administrator Checklist: Proactively Reduce Payment Collection Issues

Modified on Tue, Aug 4 at 10:41 AM

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Checklist: Proactively reduce payment collection issues

Updated 2026Applies to: Petly Plans · Administrators · Payment SetupReading time: ~5 min

Use this checklist to review payment profiles and plans one week before the 20th to proactively identify and resolve issues before payments are processed. This prevents failed payments and reduces the need for manual follow-up with pet owners.

AdministratorRun: 1 week before the 20th

The Potential Payment Issues report is the easiest way to view and address future payments that will not process due to an issue with a payment profile or plan.

If a pet is deceased, the plan is automatically put on hold. It is important to cancel the plan and charge any payments that are still due.

1
View the Potential Payment Issues report
Generate the report for the upcoming payment month
1
Log into Petly Plans as an Administrator
2
Navigate to the report
3
Select the month and year

From the drop-down lists, select the month and year to view.

4
Click Generate Report

Review all flagged items and work through each issue using the resolutions below.

2
Resolve issues
Address each flagged item using the resolution steps below
1
Expired or expiring credit / debit card

Report message(s)

credit card will be expiredcredit card expiredcredit card has invalid expiration date

How to correct

2
Issue with the card assigned to the plan

Report message(s)

Account closedContact cardholder

Only appears if Authorize.Net Account Updater is enabled.

How to correct

3
No payment profile assigned to the plan

Report message(s)

no payment profile selected

How to correct

4
Payment not set to automatically process

Report message(s)

The payment for this plan is not set to autocharge

How to correct

5
Payment already shows as collected

Report message(s)

The payment for this plan has already been marked as paid

How to correct

6
Plan is on hold (suspended)

Report message(s)

payment for this renewal will not charge because its parent plan is on holdplan is on hold

How to correct

7
Change plan process was started but not completed

Report message(s)

change plan incomplete

How to correct

Authorize.Net Account Updater — keep credit cards currentChecklist: Handle overdue paymentsCollections recommendationsAutomatically reprocess an initially declined payment

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