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Purchase order fields

Purchase orders, ready for detailed review.

Capture customer order references, buyers, dates, delivery addresses and every item. Compare lines with your product and price lists, then export the confirmed sales-order data.

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TracewiseWorkspace Supplier invoices
FIELD DEFINITION / VERSION 1

Tell Tracewise what matters.

Name each detail and describe where to find it.

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Invoice numberinvoice_number
TextNeeded
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Supplier namesupplier_name
TextNeeded
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Invoice dateinvoice_date
DateNeeded
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Total amounttotal
AmountNeeded
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Line itemsitems
List of rowsOptional
WHAT TO LOOK FOR · TOTAL AMOUNT

Read the final amount payable exactly as printed, including tax. Leave it empty if it is not on the page.

Text · numbers · dates · yes/no · rowsDefinitions are versioned
Illustrative Tracewise previewA field list of your own.Example data. Your documents and results appear in your workspace.

Choose a template for invoices, receipts or statements, or begin with an empty field list.

Name the information you need, choose its data type and tailor any field.

Use an account with private site access to open your workspace. Check its page allowance and Azure connection before reading documents.

What it reads

Purchase-order fields. Adapt every one.

These fields are included in the template. Edit their descriptions, remove unwanted fields or add your own.

Fields

12 on the ready list
  • Order number
  • Order date
  • Delivery date
  • Buyer name
  • Buyer Tax ID
  • Delivery address
  • Vendor name
  • Payment terms
  • Currency
  • Subtotal
  • VAT
  • Total

Items

A list, one row for each
  • Product code
  • Description
  • Unit
  • Quantity
  • Unit price
  • Line total

Only for purchase orders

Validate orders against your catalogue and prices.

The purchase-order template includes the standard document workflow, plus comparisons against the reference lists you supply and a sales-order export.

Checks

23 additional checks. 12 work without reference lists.

Eight checks require your reference lists; three compare previous orders. A check without its required list displays Not set up and is skipped, so review and export can continue.

Required details

The main details are there

Checks for an order reference, date, buyer and at least one item with both a description and quantity.

BlocksNeeds: Nothing

Delivery date missing

A missing delivery date stays blank. A suggested date may use the customer’s normal lead time, but the reviewer decides whether to apply it.

WarnsNeeds: Customer list

Signed or stamped

Checks whether the document contains an approver’s name and a signature or stamp.

Blocks or warnsNeeds: Nothing

Missing pages

Flags a page count indicating that part of the order was not uploaded.

WarnsNeeds: Nothing

Dates

Dates are in order

Checks that delivery does not precede the order date, and that the order date is no more than one day in the future.

BlocksNeeds: Nothing

Old order

Flags orders that exceed your age limit or have expired.

WarnsNeeds: Nothing

Delivery branch and day

Flags an unrecognised customer branch or delivery scheduled for a Sunday or public holiday.

Warns or notesNeeds: Customer list

Possible duplicates

Same order twice

Looks for an existing order with the same customer, branch and reference.

BlocksNeeds: Earlier orders

Nearly the same order

Compares recent orders from the same customer for matching items and a very similar total.

WarnsNeeds: Earlier orders

Order number looks different

Flags an order reference that differs from the customer’s previous numbering pattern.

WarnsNeeds: Earlier orders

Arithmetic

Each line adds up

Compares quantity × unit price, after discounts, with the printed line total.

WarnsNeeds: Nothing

The order adds up

Compares the sum of lines with the subtotal, then subtotal plus VAT with the final total.

WarnsNeeds: Nothing

Currency

Flags a stated currency other than naira. Where the currency is omitted, a naira assumption must be surfaced as a note.

Warns or notesNeeds: Nothing

A digit that was hard to read

Suggests an uncertain digit when that single change would reconcile the line calculation; a reviewer chooses whether to accept it.

SuggestsNeeds: Nothing

VAT and Tax ID

VAT adds up

Checks printed tax and arithmetic. A comparison with a workspace tax rate runs only when that optional rule is enabled; explicit product tax rates and zero/exempt classes can still be checked.

Blocks, warns or notesNeeds: Nothing

VAT on each product

Highlights differences between printed VAT and the product’s configured VAT treatment without changing either value.

WarnsNeeds: Product list

Buyer Tax ID

Checks the Tax ID’s presence, format and agreement with the customer list. A discrepancy produces a warning.

WarnsNeeds: Nothing

Reference-list checks

Prices with VAT in

When the configured tax-rate rule is enabled, flags prices near the reference price plus that rate as potentially tax-inclusive.

WarnsNeeds: Price list

Price against your price list

Small price differences are notes; larger differences are warnings. A substantial discrepancy requires an Admin or Owner to release the order.

Blocks, warns or notesNeeds: Price list

Pack size and unit

Flags unit/carton price mix-ups, partial cartons and pack sizes that disagree with the product list.

Blocks or warnsNeeds: Product list

Product code matching

Uses product codes, barcodes and aliases from your active reference data, then proposes close matches. A reviewer explicitly chooses the product; corrections do not automatically train a matching system.

Blocks or warnsNeeds: Product list

Barcode is real

Validates the barcode check digit and rejects obvious placeholder values such as all zeros.

WarnsNeeds: Nothing

Payment terms

Compares the printed payment terms with the customer’s saved terms.

WarnsNeeds: Customer list

Your lists

Maintain reference lists. Reuse them across orders.

Import CSV or Excel reference lists and replace them when they change. Dependent checks show Not set up until the relevant list is available. Business setup assistance can be agreed with your deployment team.

Product list

Product code, description, barcode, units per carton and VAT class.

Customer list

Name, other names it goes by, Tax ID, delivery branches and payment terms.

Price lists

A price for each product code, with the dates it applies.

Sales order file

Export sales orders. Include confirmed records only.

Choose CSV or Excel with matching columns, ready to import into your own records.

FileWhat it isShape
CSVThe standard file. It opens cleanly in Excel, naira signs and all.One row for each line of the order, with the order details on every row, 34 columns.
Excel (XLSX)The same columns.Cells that start with an equals sign, a plus, a minus or an at sign are made safe, so nothing in them runs as a formula. Numbers stay numbers.

34 standard export columns

The order

Order reference and date; buyer and customer code; delivery branch, address and date; payment terms; Tax ID; and currency.

Each line

Item number, buyer code, barcode, internal product code, description, unit, quantity, pack quantity, ordered price, reference price and price variance.

The amounts

Each item’s VAT code, VAT rate and net, tax and gross amounts.

The review

Recorded warnings plus the reviewer’s identity and review time.

Custom fields are appended after the standard export columns.

Scope

Know the boundaries of this template.

  • It does not issue or send invoices, and nothing is sent to the Nigeria Revenue Service.
  • It does not decide whether an item carries VAT. It checks the VAT on the page against what you set for each product.
  • It keeps the buyer's Tax ID as printed, so the invoice that follows can carry it.
  • It reads one kind of paper. Use the invoice field list for invoices and the bill of lading field list for shipping papers.

Your own fields

Use this template. Shape it around your work.

Edit this template or build a list from scratch. Give each field a short description and an example, save the list, then reuse it across your documents.

No training needed

Explain each field in everyday language.

No labelled training set is needed. Supply a field name, a brief instruction and an example. If a result is missing, make the instruction clearer and run the document again.

01

Choose a name

A short name you would use in a spreadsheet column.

02

Describe the target

One sentence, written as you would explain it to a new colleague.

03

Add an example

It shows Tracewise the shape of the answer: an amount, a date, a name.

Any format

From photos and PDFs to Word and text.

Work with the files you receive. Document preparation brings scans, angled photos and clean PDFs into the same extraction workflow.

  • PDF
  • Scans
  • Phone photos
  • Images
  • Word files
  • Text files

Each upload may contain up to 100 pages and 20 MB. A batch can contain up to 50 files.

Security

Your documents and data remain under your control.

  • Know where processing happens

    Tracewise uses the Azure services configured for this deployment. Storage and processing regions depend on the selected resources; confirm them before uploading sensitive documents.

  • Understand provider data handling

    Model data handling follows the configured Azure service and your deployment’s policies. Review those settings before sending confidential records.

  • Protect the connection

    Use the deployed HTTPS site for uploads. Storage encryption and retention follow the storage service configured for this deployment.

  • Review with a record

    Keep the original extraction alongside reviewer corrections and confirmation history, so changes remain traceable.

Questions

Clear answers to everyday questions.

What does the purchase order field list add?

These checks cover dates, possible duplicate orders, calculations, VAT, pack sizes and reference prices. Every warning identifies the affected value; none changes it automatically.

Can it match lines to my product codes?

Yes, after a product list is provided. Matching tries the barcode first, then a previously confirmed code, then a close candidate for review. An unmatched item remains pending.

What if I have not uploaded my lists yet?

Extraction still works. Checks requiring missing reference lists are visibly skipped. You may confirm and export, then add those lists later.

Which files can I upload?

Supported inputs include PDF, JPG, PNG, HEIC, Word (.docx) and plain text (.txt). The limits are 100 pages and 20 MB per file, with 50 files per batch. Unreadable formats receive an explanation so you can provide a supported file.

What if a value is not on the page?

An absent value remains empty with a Not on the page status. A detected value either links to a source box or reports Place not found. Review is still necessary because automated readings can be wrong.

What does it cost?

Start with the allowance shown in your workspace. Azure document reading, review and exports are available. Shared workspaces use role-based invitations; hosted site access is also required. Paid subscriptions remain unconfigured.

Try your first purchase order. Review, then export.