Some wholesale orders should stay held until a required deposit or prepay is collected, then release for the next commercial step. Week one on Parcel Build is that first working version: a clear deposit flag, amount, and release rule for the accounts that need it. You own the code. Flat monthly. See custom software for wholesalers. If deposit required before wholesale order release is the gap, start a free 30-day build.
Which deposit-before-release rules belong in week one (and which finance automations can wait)?
Week one can cover a deposit-required flag on named accounts or order classes, a visible amount, and a release rule that clears only after deposit is paid or recorded. Full dunning suites, every payment-rail auto-capture product, and factoring workflows can wait until that path earns its keep.
On Parcel Build, week one is a first working version of that path. Flat monthly. You own the code.
Why verbal deposit promises and spreadsheet holds fail when production or allocation should wait on cash
Someone promises a deposit on a call. The hold lives in a spreadsheet. Production or allocation moves anyway because the portal never saw the rule. Cash arrives late or not at all, and the commercial step already started.
The stall is missing a clear deposit flag and release rule on the order. When the portal holds until deposit is recorded, the next step waits on the same truth both sides can see.
What stays out of month one
Defer carrier COD as the primary job. Defer staged manufacturing MES. Defer full dunning and factoring products. Month one is a deposit flag, amount, and release rule for the accounts that need it.
FAQ
Is a deposit hold the same as a credit-limit hold?
No. A credit-limit hold is about available credit on the account. A deposit hold is a required prepay or deposit before that order releases. They can both exist later. Week one can prove deposit-before-release without cloning credit-limit logic as the primary path.
Does week one need automatic capture from every payment rail before the first deposit rule goes live?
No. Week one can record that a required deposit was paid or confirmed, then release. Automatic capture across every rail can wait until that rule earns its keep.
Next step
If deposit required before wholesale order release is what feels hardest, start a free 30-day build. Name that gap on the form. We scope a free 30-day build on that problem: first working version in week one, flat monthly after if you want to continue.