diff --git a/src/cc/payments.cpp b/src/cc/payments.cpp
index 42a8bb1d9..a945d6a28 100644
--- a/src/cc/payments.cpp
+++ b/src/cc/payments.cpp
@@ -16,16 +16,22 @@
 #include "CCPayments.h"
 
 /* 
- 0) create <- update_allowed flag, locked_blocks, minrelease, list of scriptPubKeys, allocations
+ 0) txidopret <- allocation, scriptPubKey, opret
+ 1) create <-  locked_blocks, minrelease, list of txidopret
  
- 1) lock amount <create txid> to global CC address
+ 2) lock amount <create txid> opretflag to global CC address with opret or txidaddr without
  
- 2) release amount -> vout[i] will be scriptPubKeys[i] and (amount * allocations[i]) / sumallocations[] (only using vins that have been locked for locked_blocks+). will make a tx with less than amount if it can find enough vins for minrelease amount
- 
- 3) update (vins from all scriptPubkeys) new update_allowed flag, locked_blocks, minrelease, list of scriptPubKeys, allocations (only if update_allowed)
+ 3) release amount -> vout[i] will be scriptPubKeys[i] and (amount * allocations[i]) / sumallocations[] (only using vins that have been locked for locked_blocks+). will make a tx with less than amount if it can find enough vins for minrelease amount
  
  4) info txid -> display parameters, funds
  5) list -> all txids
+ 
+ First step is to create txids with the info needed in their opreturns. this info is the weight, scriptPubKey and opret if needed. To do that txidopret is used:
+ 
+ ./c is a script that invokes komodo-cli with the correct -ac_name
+ 
+ ./komodo-cli -ac_name=PAY paymentstxidopret \"[9,%222102d6f13a8f745921cdb811e32237bb98950af1a5952be7b3d429abd9152f8e388dac%22]\"
+ ./c paymentstxidopret \"[1,%2221039433dc3749aece1bd568f374a45da3b0bc6856990d7da3cd175399577940a775ac%22]\"
 */
 
 // start of consensus code
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 1668a6cb6..2bde855eb 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -5581,8 +5581,8 @@ UniValue cclib(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 UniValue payments_release(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 {
     struct CCcontract_info *cp,C; char *jsonstr=0;
-    if ( fHelp || params.size() != 2 )
-        throw runtime_error("paymentsrelease createtxid amount\n");
+    if ( fHelp || params.size() != 1 )
+        throw runtime_error("paymentsrelease \"[%22createtxid%22,amount]\"\n");
     if ( ensure_CCrequirements(EVAL_PAYMENTS) < 0 )
         throw runtime_error("to use CC contracts, you need to launch daemon with valid -pubkey= for an address in your wallet\n");
     const CKeyStore& keystore = *pwalletMain;
@@ -5594,8 +5594,8 @@ UniValue payments_release(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 UniValue payments_fund(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 {
     struct CCcontract_info *cp,C; char *jsonstr=0;
-    if ( fHelp || params.size() < 2 || params.size() > 3 )
-        throw runtime_error("paymentsfund createtxid amount [useopret]\n");
+    if ( fHelp || params.size() != 1 )
+        throw runtime_error("paymentsfund \"[%22createtxid%22,amount(,useopret)]\"\n");
     if ( ensure_CCrequirements(EVAL_PAYMENTS) < 0 )
         throw runtime_error("to use CC contracts, you need to launch daemon with valid -pubkey= for an address in your wallet\n");
     const CKeyStore& keystore = *pwalletMain;
@@ -5607,8 +5607,8 @@ UniValue payments_fund(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 UniValue payments_txidopret(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 {
     struct CCcontract_info *cp,C; char *jsonstr=0;
-    if ( fHelp || params.size() < 2 )
-        throw runtime_error("paymentstxidopret scriptPubKey opretformat\n");
+    if ( fHelp || params.size() != 1 )
+        throw runtime_error("paymentstxidopret \"[allocation,%22scriptPubKey%22(,%22destopret%22)]\"\n");
     if ( ensure_CCrequirements(EVAL_PAYMENTS) < 0 )
         throw runtime_error("to use CC contracts, you need to launch daemon with valid -pubkey= for an address in your wallet\n");
     const CKeyStore& keystore = *pwalletMain;
@@ -5620,8 +5620,8 @@ UniValue payments_txidopret(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 UniValue payments_create(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 {
     struct CCcontract_info *cp,C; char *jsonstr=0;
-    if ( fHelp || params.size() < 4 )
-        throw runtime_error("paymentscreate lockedblocks minamount paytxid0,...,paytxidN\n");
+    if ( fHelp || params.size() != 1 )
+        throw runtime_error("paymentscreate \"[lockedblocks,minamount,%22paytxid0%22,...,%22paytxidN%22]\"\n");
     if ( ensure_CCrequirements(EVAL_PAYMENTS) < 0 )
         throw runtime_error("to use CC contracts, you need to launch daemon with valid -pubkey= for an address in your wallet\n");
     const CKeyStore& keystore = *pwalletMain;
@@ -5634,7 +5634,7 @@ UniValue payments_info(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 {
     struct CCcontract_info *cp,C; char *jsonstr=0;
     if ( fHelp || params.size() != 1 )
-        throw runtime_error("paymentsinfo createtxid\n");
+        throw runtime_error("paymentsinfo \"[%22createtxid%22]\"\n");
     if ( ensure_CCrequirements(EVAL_PAYMENTS) < 0 )
         throw runtime_error("to use CC contracts, you need to launch daemon with valid -pubkey= for an address in your wallet\n");
     const CKeyStore& keystore = *pwalletMain;