Requirement evaluated: Non-PO invoice routing: automatic GL coding suggestions based on vendor history and invoice description
For a services company processing roughly 810 non-PO invoices per month (45% of 1,800) covering utilities, professional services, subscriptions, and insurance, Basware addresses this requirement through its SmartCoding module, a purpose-built ML-based feature within its AP Automation solution. When a non-PO invoice arrives, SmartCoding analyzes the supplier's historical coding patterns alongside multiple invoice dimensions (vendor name, invoice description, reference person, and other header attributes) and generates GL coding proposals automatically, presenting a ranked list of suggestions to the reviewer without requiring AP staff to look up or manually key codes. …
Limitations: SmartCoding's accuracy at go-live depends on the volume and consistency of historical coding data available to train the model; a buyer with no prior AP automation history in Basware will need a ramp period before proposals reach high confidence levels. …