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Flag Duplicate Invoices
Check incoming supplier bills against earlier invoices before approval
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- New supplier billNew supplier bill
Your new bill provides its supplier, invoice number, amount, and current approval status.
- Earlier bills and approval historyEarlier bills and approval history
Your earlier bills show possible matches and what happened during their approval.
- AP review rulesAP review rules
Your rules set the supplier and invoice number match and who handles revisions or credits.
Your accounts payable tool shows the new bill and earlier bills, and keeps the duplicate note for your reviewer.
- Review issue noteReview issue note
Your bill shows the exact gap or conflict a person needs to resolve before routing continues.
- Review issue noteReview issue note
Your bill shows the exact gap or conflict a person needs to resolve before routing continues.
- Duplicate hold noteDuplicate hold note
Your new bill shows the possible duplicate so the AP reviewer can check it before approval or payment.
- Earlier invoice linkEarlier invoice link
Your reviewer can open the earlier invoice from the new bill to compare them.
This Agent starts when a supplier bill enters your approval inbox. It checks the bill against existing invoices and approval history. It flags a likely duplicate and links the earlier invoice for your AP reviewer.
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Made for your role
Flag Duplicate Invoices is made for people in these roles.
- Accounts Payable Clerk
Spot possible repeat invoices as you enter supplier bills.
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Show possible duplicate bills before your team approves them.
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How Flag Duplicate Invoices works
4 steps, in order, on every run.
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Read the new billRead the invoice number and vendor, then check the total and due date. Review existing bills and approval history.
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Compare earlier invoicesCompare the bill with earlier invoices using your vendor and invoice-number rule. Note missing or conflicting facts on the bill and stop routing.
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Check the approval pathCheck the bill's current status, your approval rules, and reviewer authority. Stop routing and note the gap on the bill if anything conflicts.
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Flag a likely duplicateFlag the new bill and link the earlier invoice for a human check. Leave the approval decision to your authorized AP reviewer.
How to Get Started
Connect the tools you already use, such as Airtable, Xero or BILL Accounts Payable & Receivable.
6 tools
- Vendor and invoice-number matching rule
- Who resolves invoice revisions and credits
Use safe mode to approve every result before it goes out, or let the Agent run automatically.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions about the Flag Duplicate Invoices:
You choose the vendor and invoice-number matching rule during setup. Your team also decides who handles invoice revisions and credits.
No. Your authorized AP reviewer decides what to do with a possible duplicate. A person handles any approval or payment.
A person sees the exact gap on the original bill. The Agent stops routing when evidence is missing, facts conflict, reviewer authority is missing, or the bill status changes.
It stops and asks you. The Agent does not guess when it reaches a decision you have not approved.
Yes. Every run creates a plain-language log that you can review and export. Logs are kept for twelve months.
The Agent stops at the end of the billing month and its tool connections are removed. Your run logs remain available for twelve months.
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