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Hold Earlier Bills
Hold matching scheduled bills after supplier invoice corrections
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- Supplier correction emailSupplier correction email
Your supplier's email identifies the invoice and explains what they corrected.
- Revised invoiceRevised invoice
Your supplier's attached invoice shows the new amount or date to compare.
- Scheduled billScheduled bill
Your earlier bill shows the supplier, invoice number and payment status.
- Original invoiceOriginal invoice
Your bill's original attachment gives the earlier amount or date for comparison.
- Supplier matching rulesSupplier matching rules
Your matching rules tell the Agent how to connect supplier emails to bills.
- Supplier revision termsSupplier revision terms
Your supplier's usual wording helps the Agent recognize corrections and replacements.
Your email service alerts the Agent to supplier corrections and provides the message and revised attachment.
Zoom supplies the scheduled bill and original invoice, then holds the bill with the correction cited.
- No hold reportNo hold report
You learn that no scheduled bill matched, so the Agent placed no hold.
- Payment alertPayment alert
Your AP team gets an immediate alert because payment has already begun.
- Invoice pair for AP reviewInvoice pair for AP review
Your AP reviewer receives both copies when the correction is unclear.
- Invoice comparisonInvoice comparison
You can see which amounts or dates changed between the two copies.
- Held billHeld bill
Your earlier bill is on hold with a reason citing the correction email.
This Agent reads a supplier's correction email and finds the matching scheduled bill. It compares the invoices and holds the earlier bill. Your AP clerk sees the changes before choosing which version to pay.
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GmailUsed as:
- Email service
Gmail alerts the Agent to supplier corrections and provides the message and revised attachment.
Microsoft OutlookUsed as:
- Email service
Microsoft Outlook alerts the Agent to supplier corrections and provides the message and revised attachment.
ZoomUsed as:
- Bill management tool
Zoom supplies the scheduled bill and original invoice, then holds the bill with the correction cited.
- Email service
Zoom alerts the Agent to supplier corrections and provides the message and revised attachment.
Zoho MailUsed as:
- Email service
Zoho Mail alerts the Agent to supplier corrections and provides the message and revised attachment.
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Hold Earlier Bills is made for businesses in these industries.
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Made for your role
Hold Earlier Bills is made for people in these roles.
- Accounts Payable Clerk
Hold the earlier bill and flag changed invoice fields for review.
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Made for your department
Hold Earlier Bills is made for people in these departments.
- Accounts Payable
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How Hold Earlier Bills works
4 steps, in order, on every run.
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Read the supplier correctionFetch the new email and its revised invoice. Read the supplier's explanation of the correction.
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Find the earlier billMatch the supplier and invoice number to a scheduled bill. Report when no bill matches and leave the email for ordinary invoice intake.
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Compare the invoice copiesCheck changed amounts or dates and confirm the new copy replaces the earlier one. Send unclear pairs to AP for review.
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Hold the earlier billHold the matching bill and name the correction in the reason. Give AP the changed fields to review.
How to Get Started
Connect the tools you already use, such as Gmail, Microsoft Outlook or Zoom.
4 tools
- Watch the AP inbox used for supplier invoice corrections.
- Provide supplier-to-bill matching rules and the words suppliers use for revisions or replacements.
- Grant permission to hold bills and name the AP reviewer who will choose which invoice version to pay.
Use safe mode to approve every result before it goes out, or let the Agent run automatically.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions about the Hold Earlier Bills:
You choose supplier matching rules and the words that signal a correction. The Agent compares the supplier and invoice number before holding a scheduled bill.
Your AP clerk gets a report that no hold was placed. The email stays in your ordinary invoice intake.
Your AP clerk gets an immediate alert if payment has started. A hold cannot reverse that payment.
Your AP clerk reviews both copies and decides which version to pay. The Agent does not label unclear invoices as duplicates.
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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