How to match the existing vendor or add a new vendor to the bill captured through OCR?

To avoid duplicate or multiple vendors being created in Peakflo, you will now have the option to create a new vendor or match the vendor with an existing vendor in Peakflo. Want to know how? Follow the steps below:

1. Click on the "Bills" tab under the "Payables" section. The bills that were captured via OCR, are saved as a new bill in the draft state.

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2. Open the bill and check the vendor details.
Scenario 1: If the vendor already exists in Peakflo, the box under the vendor details will find an exact match for the vendor. 
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Scenario 2: In case the vendor exists but the names are not a perfect match, you can click on the edit icon to link the correct vendor,
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Scenario 3: In case the vendor does not exist in Peakflo, you can create a new vendor right from the bill edit form by clicking the "Create New Vendor" option.

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Add the vendor Info along with the Address and Bank Details, then click on "Save".



4. Peakflo also checks if the vendor contact details such as email address exist or not. 

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In case the email of the vendor is also not found, you can add the email address and other contact information directly from the bill edit form by clicking the "Create New Contact" option.


Fill in all the contact information, address, and bank details then click on "Save".

6. Peakflo also checks if the vendor bank account details exist or not. 

Scenario 1: You can find an existing bank account to match by clicking on the "Find Existing" option.

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Scenario 2: If bank account does not exist in Peakflo, click on the "Add Bank Account" option. Then fill in all the bank details and hit "Save".

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7. Once all the vendor information is added, the vendor details will appear like the image below:

8. Hit "Save" in the right upper corner to update the bill.