# Prepare and Send Payment
## Description
This guide provides the steps to prepare payment after approving the cycle of a program.
## Prerequisites
The program cycle should be created for a program.
## Steps
1. Navigate to the program for which [cycle creation and approval](https://docs.openg2p.org/1.3/pbms/functionality/disbursement-cycles/in-kind-transfer/user-guides/create-and-approve-disbursement-cycle) are done.
2. Click on the *Prepare Payment* button to create a batch for the approved cycle entitlements.
3. Once the payment batch is created, navigate to *Accounting*.
4. Click on *Payment Batches* to proceed further with payment.
5. Click on the payment batch to which payment needs to be done.
6. On the payment batch, detailed view page click on *Send Payment* button to make the payment.
7. Check the payment status in the payments section of the payment batches detailed view page.
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