How to simulate the end-to-end payment process in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Sandbox

There are two parts to the simulation of end-to-end payment processing in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central sandbox environment. First, you'll need to fund the contract and then you will be able to pay the Vendor. 

To simulate funding a contract:

To simulate funding a contract, you'll need to make sure that these conditions are met:

Settlement Method is:	Contract Status must be:	Settlement Status must be:
Bank Transfer	Contract Confirmed	Not Settled

Please note that you don't need to simulate funding the contract if you're paying by Direct Debit.

With these conditions met, now:

1. Click Simulate
2. Click Fund Your Contract
   
   

To simulate paying a Vendor:

To simulate paying a Vendor, you'll need to make sure that these conditions are met:

Contract Status must be:	Settlement Status must be:
Contract Confirmed	Settled

With these conditions met, now:

1. Click Simulate
2. Click Pay Vendor

The Contract Status will change to Completed and the Payment Status will be Sent. The contract can now be posted.