This article describes the RPA Document functionality to extract INVOICE data from a file.

For a full list of available functions, please read DOCUMENT functions.

Description

The DOCUMENT Extract INVOICE data from a file function allows you to extract INVOICE data from a file.

Setting it up

To use the DOCUMENT Extract INVOICE data from a file function, follow these instructions:

Once on a process map:

Navigate to the process where you would like to add the DOCUMENT Extract INVOICE data from a file function
Click on the green button’s drop-down (right side of the green button labelled “Process”)
On the menu that appears, click on the “+ Activity” item
From here you can select the DOCUMENT Extract INVOICE data from a file option
Click "Add" once you are done

Parameter	Required	Type	Default	Description
File	Yes	Text	-	The path to the invoice file
Variable	Yes	Text	-	Variable to store extracted data
Cache	No	Select	Only if valid	Caching strategy
Company	No	Text	-	Company name(s) being billed
Minimum PO number	No	Text	-	Lowest allowed PO number
Maximum PO number	No	Text	-	Highest allowed PO number
Currency	No	Select	-	Expected currency
Language	No	Select	-	Document language
Additional fields	No	Table	-	Extra fields to extract

Variable	Type	Description
Variable	Object	The extracted invoice data (vendor, amounts, line items, etc.)

Error	Description
File not found	The file does not exist
Extraction failed	Could not extract invoice data