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EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) invoices are the electronic exchange of business invoices, which are exchanged between business partners in the form of structured data and without manual intervention. EDI is not a specific technology, but a combination of electronic processes, exchange protocols (communication protocols) and established, internationally valid business document standards.

The EDI system has been significantly upgraded in Microbizz throughout the years. It has become possible to define its own multi-layer approval procedure, and the interface has also been improved significantly.

Flow

If your organization uses EDI invoices, then there are some features in Microbizz that you need to understand before being able to use EDI invoices within Microbizz.

In the basic configuration and , the process of EDI invoicing is as follows:

Pending

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Assigned

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Approval phases

Already introduced to the phases Pending and Assigned, there is more to them.

A newly received EDI invoice has the phase Pending. You can press the invoice to enter a detailed view. If there are challenges with the invoice, e.g. that the sender is not recognized, then this will be visualized, along with a guide on how to remedy this. When all problems are resolved, a green approval button will appear. By clicking on this, the invoice is approved and the lines are transferred to the case.

Assigned

When the lines are assigned, the invoice is assigned to this phase.

Rejected

Any invoice that didn't go through e.g. due to wrong information, will be assigned to this phase.

Approval phases

You can choose exactly which users are allowed to change an EDI invoice in the given phases, and in addition, you can design design your own approval procedure, i.e. other than the standard ones previously introduced.

To begin creating new approval phases, access the page through SETTINGS > EDI as shown below.

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Create an approval phase

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To create a new approval phase you need to fill out the following:

• Name: Name of the approval phase

• Colour: The colour frames the letter (to help create overview of the different user types)

• Use filtering: Here you can choose a filter that you might have created previously. For more on this, please refer to EDI filters
• Who can approve an EDI invoice in this phase: You can choose any / all of the following:
  • Task responsible: If checked, the one responsible for the task can approve
  • EDI handler: If checked, the one acting as the EDI handler can approve 
  • Users: Choose the users from Microbizz that you want to allow approving

Edit an approval phase

Editing an approval phase happens in the same menu. Just click on the pencil or directly on the title to enter edit mode.

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Sorting approval phases

Finally, once the desired phases have been created, they can be sorted by pressing the "Sort phases"-button, allowing you to click and drag in order to determine the stages of your approval procedure.