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Spindle Purchase Invoice Recognition

Automatically capture invoice data into Sage 200 Professional with Spindle Purchase Invoice Recognition

Manually entering invoice data uses up time and money, creating inefficiencies. You can reduce the time you spend keying in this data and with Spindle Purchase Invoice Recognition you can automatically capture invoice data into Sage 200 Professional.

All information at a glance

Spindle Purchase Invoice Recognition enables you to automate your purchase invoices, saving you time and money, whilst improving your productivity levels.

Eliminate the need for time consuming manual data entry and automate your invoice data Sage 200 Professional.

Cloud-based secure service hosted within a trusted European Data Centre.

Manage approvers and reassign approvals, reducing any admin backlog.

Automatic software updates are received, ensuring business continuity.

Match your invoices against the PO or GRN using an extensive set of rules.

Flexibility for every department

Technology has revolutionised how all departments operate, no matter which industry you are in. Whether it’s streamlining workflows, enabling collaboration or securing your information, there are a wide range of benefits for many businesses. Spindle Purchase Invoice Recognition enables you to provide this flexibility for every department, helping you to improve your efficiencies, productivity, and business profitability.

Give your accounts team more time to focus on business critical activities. They can speed up their invoice processing time, reduce the risk of human error and remove manual data entry. You can also provide all departments with the ability to sign off accounts with a free approvals tool.

Save time manually checking each purchase invoice before they are sent out. They can be forwarded for approval based on configurable rules.

Automate your processes

Manually entering invoice data takes time and money. Spindle Purchase Invoice Recognition can automatically capture your invoice data, removing the inefficient and costly manual process.

Link your invoices to the relevant purchase order and customer account automatically.

Relate your invoices to multiple purchase orders, it also works for invoices without purchase orders.

Access the online invoice approvals system, anywhere at any time.

Key features

Capture

Scan or import purchase invoices, with or without a Purchase Order.

Recognise

Recognises invoice data, even at a line-item level, for any invoices relating to a Purchase Order.

Verify

Use an extensive set of rules and match against the Purchase Order and/or GRN.

Approve

Invoice is sent for approval, based on defined rules and criteria.

Post

Invoice data is then posted into Sage 200 Professional.

Archive

Archive the invoice document against the created transaction in Sage 200 Professional.

Specification

Compatibility

  • Sage 200 Professional 2023 R2
  • Sage 200 Professional 2023 R1
  • Sage 200 Professional 2022 R2
  • Sage 200 Partner Cloud
  • Sage 200 Professional 2022 R1
  • Sage 200 Professional 2021 R1
  • Sage 200cloud 2020 R1
  • Sage 200cloud 2020 R2
  • Sage 200cloud Summer 2019
  • Sage 200cloud Spring 2019
  • Sage 200cloud Summer 2018
  • Sage 200cloud Spring 2018
  • Sage 200cloud Winter 2017
  • Sage 200cloud Summer 2017
  • Sage 200 2016 Extra On-premise
  • Sage 200 2015 Extra On-premise
  • Sage 200 2013 R2 Extra On-premise
  • Microsoft Supported Windows OS
  • Internet access
  • Supported browsers (latest versions):
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer
    • Latest version of the Spindle Document Management Client installed

Server-side requirements

  • Microsoft Supported Windows Server OS
  • 1 Ghz Intel-compatible processor
  • 4 GB of memory
  • 3 GB free disk space
  • SQL Server 2012 or above (incl. SQL Express 2012 or above)
    • Unsupported versions may work, but the development team does not directly test with older versions.
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) v7 or greater (IIS v7.0 and v7.5 will require the following hotfix to be applied – KB980368.)
  • IIS and ASP.NET Modules
  • Windows Authentication role service to be able to use Windows Authentication on IIS
  • Latest version of the Spindle Document Management Server installed
  • Internet access (
    • TCP Port – 443
  • TCP Port – 5671 (required by Microsoft Azure Service Bus)

Service User

If you have a network Domain, then the following services MUST be running under a Domain user account (e.g. domain\SDCServiceUser):

  • Windows Service > Spindle Document Capture
  • Windows Service > Draycir Cloud Synchronisation Agent
  • Windows Service > Spindle Document Recognition Post Agent
  • IIS Manager > Application Pool > SDCAdmin
  • IIS Manager > Application Pool > SDCWebApi

Service user

If you have a network Domain, then the following services MUST be running under a Domain user account (e.g. domain\SDCServiceUser):

  • Windows Service > Spindle Document Capture
  • Windows Service > Draycir Cloud Synchronisation Agent
  • Windows Service > Spindle Document Recognition Post Agent
  • IIS Manager > Application Pool > SDCAdmin
  • IIS Manager > Application Pool > SDCWebApi

Server

  • Microsoft Supported Windows Server OS
  • 1 Ghz Intel-compatible processor
  • 4 GB of memory
  • 3 GB free disk space
  • SQL Server 2012 or above (incl. SQL Express 2012 or above)
    • Unsupported versions may work, but the development team does not directly test with older versions.
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) v7 or greater (IIS v7.0 and v7.5 will require the following hotfix to be applied – KB980368.)
  • IIS and ASP.NET Modules
  • Windows Authentication role service to be able to use Windows Authentication on IIS
  • Latest version of the Spindle Document Management Server installed
  • Internet access (
    • TCP Port – 443
  • TCP Port – 5671 (required by Microsoft Azure Service Bus)

Additional Information

To benefit from the updates listed below, please ensure the Spindle Document Management version is 10.8 or later.

Latest component versions:

Components Latest version number
Draycir Cloud Synchronisation Service 2.24.0.007
Spindle Document Recognition Posting Service 1.29.0.002
Spindle Document Recognition Administration 1.28.0.014
Document Recognition (for Sage 200) 3.109.03
Document Recognition (for Eque2 Construct) 3.209.01


Release: 6th February 2024

Components Version number
Document Recognition (for Sage 200) 3.109.03
Document Recognition (for Eque2 Construct) 3.209.01


Bug Fixes:

  • When using the “Load line items from Purchase Order” button in Web Verify, the line items do not display if the Purchase Order has missing leading zeros (#60282)
  • When processing a Purchase Invoice that requires a Unit of Measure conversion, Web Verify displays an incorrect error message when the line item does not match the Purchase Order (#72267)


Release: 22nd December 2023

Components Version number
Document Recognition (for Sage 200) 3.108.01
Document Recognition (for Eque2 Construct) 3.208.01


Bug Fixes:

  • Line item Net Amount is being calculated in Web Verify even though the Net Amount is displayed on the Purchase Invoice document (#71656)
  • Where a Unit of Measure conversion is required for a line item, Web Verify displays an error when the line item has a zero Unit Price (#71883)


Release: 8th December 2023

Components Version number
Spindle Document Recognition Posting Service 1.29.0.002


Minor Additions:

  • [Eque2 Construct] More informative error messages in the Document Portal > Recognition tab if documents fail to post (#57812)


Bug Fixes:

  • Unable to post Purchase Invoices intermittently when using the Sage Manufacturing module (#71599)


Release: 28th November 2023

Components Version Number
Spindle Document Recognition Posting Service 1.28.1.002


Bug Fixes:

  • [Sage 200] Error “Nullable object must have a value.” when attempting to post a document (#71443)


Release: 8th December 2023

Components Version number
Spindle Document Recognition Posting Service 1.29.0.002

Minor Additions:

  • [Eque2 Construct] More informative error messages in the Document Portal > Recognition tab if documents fail to post (#57812)


Bug Fixes:

  • Unable to post Purchase Invoices intermittently when using the Sage Manufacturing module (#71599)


Release: 28th November 2023

Components Version Number
Spindle Document Recognition Posting Service 1.28.1.002


Bug Fixes:

  • [Sage 200] Error “Nullable object must have a value.” when attempting to post a document (#71443)

Release: 23rd November 2023

Components Version Number
Draycir Cloud Synchronisation Service 2.24.0.007
Spindle Document Recognition Posting Service 1.28.0.014
Spindle Document Recognition Administration 1.28.0.014
Document Recognition (for Sage 200) 3.107.16
Document Recognition (for Eque2 Construct) 3.207.20


Major Additions:

  • Compatibility with Sage Partner Cloud (#68675)
  • [Sage 200] Support for line item matching where the Units of Measure on the Purchase Invoices differs from the Purchase Order (#67027)


Minor Additions:

  • Automatically calculate the line item Net Amount when manually entering line item data such as Quantity & Unit Price in Web Verify (#64159)
  • Improved usability of all search dialogs in Web Verify by making them case insensitive (#67736)
  • Introduced Net Amount in the Purchase Order line-item search in Web Verify (#69757)
  • Web Verify can now recognise a Unit Price of up to 5 decimal places (#69088)
  • Additional validation in Web Verify to flag the line-item Quantity field if it is equal to zero (#69245)

Release date: 17th August 2023

Components Version number
Spindle Document Recognition Posting Service 1.26.2.001


Bug Fixes:

  • Unable to post Purchase Invoices intermittently when using the Sage Manufacturing module (#69284)


Release date: 26th July 2023

Components Version number
Draycir Cloud Synchronisation Service 2.23.0.005
Spindle Document Recognition Administration 1.27.0.010
Document Recognition (for Sage 200) 3.105.3
Document Recognition (for Eque2 Construct) 3.205.3


Major Additions:

  • Automatically load line items in Web Verify from Purchase Order (#56347)


Bug Fixes:

  • Unable to match Purchase Invoice line items if the associated Purchase Order exceeds 100 line items (#68948)


Release Date: 24th July 2023

Components Version number
Spindle Document Recognition Administration 1.26.1.012


Bug Fixes:

  • Unable to activate licence when using Windows Server 2012 R2 (#68805)

What our clients say

It’s invaluable! From receiving an invoice, we can post this directly into Sage, saving hours of time and improving our efficiencies

Kelly Park, Finance Manager, Tennyson Insurance

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