Configuring Automatic Matching

• 08/07/2024
• 7 minutes to read

Continia Document Capture can automatically match incoming invoices and credit memos against related documents, either as a fully automated process initiated by field recognition (and other actions) or on an ad hoc basis whenever you prefer. If Autorun Perform Match has been enabled in the setup as described in the guide below, matching will be a fully automated process that's triggered whenever you perform one of the following actions:

• Update the value of any of the following fields in the Document Header section of the document journal:
  • Amount Excl. VAT
  • Our Order No.
  • Currency Code
  • Vendor Shipment No. (not visible by default)
  • Vendor Order No. (not visible by default)
• Import documents.
• Select Home > Recognize Fields in the document journal.

Automatic matching is configured per template, so the matching rules you set up for a specific template will apply to all documents for which that template is used.

To set up automatic matching

1. Choose the icon, enter Document Categories, and then choose the related link.

2. To open the purchase document category, select the PURCHASE line (not the PURCHASE code itself), and then choose Edit in the action bar.

3. On the Document Category page, on the Templates FastTab, select the template that you want to configure.

4. On the FastTab title bar, select Edit to open the template card.

5. On the Purchase Documents FastTab, under Matching, enable Autorun Perform Match if you want documents to be matched fully automatically on document import, during field recognition, or in any of the other scenarios mentioned above.

   Note

   If this feature isn't enabled, you'll have to trigger automatic matching manually yourself for each document. For more information, see Running automatic matching.

6. Fill in the remaining Matching fields as needed. Note that in order to activate automatic matching, you must enable Match Invoice and/or Match Credit Memo by selecting a value other than No:

   
   

   Field	Description
   Match Invoice	Use this field to specify what types of documents you want invoices to be matched against. Invoices can be matched against receipts, orders, or both. Selecting No leaves automatic matching of invoices disabled. Note If you select Order Only or Receipt or Order, any order that's partially matched with an invoice will be locked until the invoice has been posted, meaning that you can't directly receive or invoice any additional goods or services on that order until the matched invoice has been posted. The same principle applies to credit memos, but with return orders instead of orders – see Match Credit Memo below. This limitation was implemented as a security measure, to ensure that the order (or return order) isn't suddenly posted in full, leaving its originally matched invoice (or credit memo) incapable of being posted.
   Match Credit Memo	Use this field to specify what types of documents you want credit memos to be matched against. Credit memos can be matched against return shipments, return orders, or both. Selecting No leaves automatic matching of credit memos disabled. Regarding the options Return Order Only and Return Shipment or Return Order, see the note under Match Invoice above.
   Max. Variance Amount Allowed (LCY)	With this field, you can allow for variance expressed as a fixed amount in the local currency. This means that documents can be matched automatically even if their respective amounts don't match, provided that the discrepancy between them is within the variance amount you define here.
   Max. Variance % Allowed	With this field, you can allow for variance expressed as a percentage of the invoice/credit memo total. This means that documents can be matched automatically even if their respective amounts don't match, provided that the discrepancy between them is within the variance percentage you define here.
   Variance Posting Account	This field enables you to select the GL account that variance line amounts will be posted to. A variance line is a line that's created automatically in an invoice or a credit memo when the total amount of the invoice/credit memo differs from the total amount of the matching document. Variance lines are only created if the amount difference is within the variance you've defined in the fields above though (Max. Variance Amount Allowed (LCY) and/or Max. Variance % Allowed).
   Copy Matched Header Dimensions	If you enable this setting, Document Capture will copy the header dimensions of a matched document to the invoice or credit memo that it's being matched against. This is done automatically when the invoice or credit memo is registered.

See also

Automatic Document Matching
Handling Discrepancies, Including Partial Matching