FIS Information Systems UK

FIS/edc is an SAP Integrated technology – engineered to streamline and improve the efficiency of a business document processing. The plugin is fully integrated into the existing SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA environment, meaning that there is a reduced requirement to train employees already familiar with SAP ERP.

The software comes with a range of benefits that can have a positive impact on a variety of industries and their business operations. FIS/edc is installed onto the same IT architecture as SAP, however no modifications to SAP standard will be needed in order for the plugin to function.

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The range of FIS SAP-Integrated technologies are all designed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of SAP processes, with FIS/edc designed specifically for streamlining an organisation’s invoice management procedures.

FIS/edc and FIS/fci are two technologies, working together to improve the effectiveness and productivity of SAP ERP.

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Q: We receive an increasing number of invoices via email as attachments, do we have to print these and then scan – it sounds like a lot of work?

No, FIS/fci can take the attachments and process them without the need for scanning. This is an ideal solution because invoice data can be extracted without any human intervention.  In addition, the invoices are normally created directly from an ERP system and this makes the reading of the invoice data easier as fidelity and accuracy is not lost through the scanning process.

Q: What about recognition rates, how many invoices need manual corrections?

There can be a large variance in recognition rates and this is largely down to factors such as whether header (i.e. supplier, PO number, invoice number, total net etc) or lines (description, unit cost, number of units, net cost of line etc) are required. Typically rates of 90% + are common. The knowledge database always improves the recognition rates from the initial free-form recognition methods. FIS/fci uses a form of machine learning – becoming more accurate at reading data as the number of invoices increases.

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Q: The data on the supplier invoices is different for every supplier?

FIS/fci is designed to search for the required invoice data for every supplier – irrespective of the layout. The “Freeform Recognition” software works for of different invoice layouts for each supplier.

Q: How does the software know that the document is an invoice?

One of the first checks the software performs is to identify if the word invoice (or a translation of the word invoice – facture, fattura, faktura, rechnung etc) is present. The system is also able to recognise different company codes by a look-up of a reference file from the ERP system.

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The accounts payable department is a necessity for most enterprises – generally viewed as an operational cost – and therefore needs to be run as economically as possible. In an ideal world, the department would generate a high volume of invoices processed per person with short invoice posting times and have checks and balances to ensure high data quality.

Even with SAP ERP, the process of supplier invoice payment can be expensive, with many tasks requiring a lot of manual effort. Invoice posting is usually time-consuming. Process inefficiencies are often identified by intuition rather than with real supporting evidence.

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