Purchase Invoice Automation (PIA)
Purchase Invoice Automation PIA – iPOS Enterprise goes GREEN
The Purchase Invoice Approval module is the latest release of iPOS Enterprise.
PIA module, enables invoice images to be scanned and stored and the automation to streamline the entire approval process. Digitising the invoice approval process reduces administration costs, paper chasing and avoids unnecessary disputes with suppliers. It permits the Finance department to offer increased service levels, even in the face of increased transaction counts, without increased headcount.
Some benefits of PIA:
- Reduce data entry costs and eliminate data entry errors
- Eliminate lost invoices and wasted time tracking ‘lost’ invoices
- Minimise late payment penalties
- Zero footprint browser access for all users
- Maintain full audit trail of approvers and coding
- Reduce physical storage space and paper handling costs
- Drill to Finance ledgers and vice versa
- Flexible routing options
- Once the invoice is scanned the image is available, via routing, for approval
Microsoft Outlook users - PIA offers, at no extra charge:
- The integration of PIA within Outlook. This maximises user adoption through the familiar Outlook look and feel.
- PIA is optimised for those organizations standardising on Microsoft SharePoint
- This integration is exactly the same functionality as the browser user interface.
Notes, Novell and other email users PIA is available via the browser.
Infor FMS SunSystems users PIA offers ‘out of the box’:
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For Infor FMS SunSystems users there is immediate integration. Immediately all Infor FMS SunSystems account, analysis and supplier codes are available subject to security.
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Using PIA, Vision, Advanced Inquiry or (for the iPOS users) iPOS analytics users all purchase invoice scanned images are available via ‘drill down’.
The Professional Advantage Purchase Invoice Automation (PIA) workflow module can streamline your purchase invoice processes and gives transparency to all paper invoices. The status of each invoice is real time and available to all authorised users.
