# Troubleshooting payment schedules

[Payment schedules](/docs/payments/introduction-to-payment-schedules) enable collection of both one-time and recurring payments, making them central to payment operations. Monitoring payment schedules is an important part of regular payment operations.

The potential sources of problems with payment schedules include:

* Installments
Failures with individual installments in a schedule are typically related to data quality; installments you expected to see selected are not linked to the schedule, which can occur, for instance, if the mandate or payment profile is not active
* Payment schedules
If the payment schedule itself fails, there is probably a conflict with schedule dates or a temporary problem with FinDock processing functions
* Processing
Schedule processing jobs can run into technical issues, like compute bottlenecks, and slow unexpectedly, leading to stalled jobs.


The payment schedule status is typically your starting point for troubleshooting.

**Detailed troubleshooting guidance**

* [Failed installments](/docs/troubleshooting/failed-installments-in-schedule)
* [Failed schedule runs](/docs/troubleshooting/failed-schedule-runs)