EXPENSE TRACKING, ELECTRONIC ORDERING, INVOICE PRESENTMENT, AND PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A method of evaluating documents in an electronic invoice presentment and payment system, comprising:
- creating one or more document processing rules based on one or more attributes;
associating the one or more document processing rules with one or more groups to which the one or more document processing rules applies; and
invoking a rules engine to process the one or more document processing rules upon receipt of a document.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automating an invoice approval process are described herein. Rules are created which are evaluated against a set of attributes. A rules engine is automatically invoked upon receipt of a document in an electronic invoice presentment and payment system. The rules engine determines which rules are applicable to documents received and processed in the system, and applies those applicable rules in a pre-defined sequence.
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1. A method of evaluating documents in an electronic invoice presentment and payment system, comprising:
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creating one or more document processing rules based on one or more attributes; associating the one or more document processing rules with one or more groups to which the one or more document processing rules applies; and invoking a rules engine to process the one or more document processing rules upon receipt of a document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to perform automated document approval, the control logic comprising:
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a first computer readable program code means for creating one or more document processing rules based on one or more attributes; a second computer readable program code means for associating the one or more document processing rules with one or more groups to which the one or more document processing rules applies; and a third computer readable program code means for invoking a rules engine to process the one or more document processing rules upon receipt of an document.
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16. An electronic invoice presentment and payment system for automatically evaluating documents, comprising:
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a processor; a user interface functioning via the processor; a transmitter accessible by the processor for transmitting information; and a receiver accessible by the processor for receiving information; wherein one or more document processing rules are created via the processor based on one or more attributes; wherein the once or more document processing rules are associated, via the processor, with one or more groups to which the one or more document processing rules apply; and wherein a rules engine is invoked, via the processor, to process the one or more document processing rules upon receipt of an document.
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17. An electronic invoice presentment and payment system for performing automated document evaluation, comprising:
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a module for creating one or more document processing rules based on one or more attributes; a module for associating the one or more document processing rules with one or more groups to which the one or more document processing rules applies; and a module for invoking a rules engine to process the one or more document processing rules upon receipt of a document.
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