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What is purchase order OCR?

Purchase order OCR (Optical Character Recognition) automatically extracts and digitizes data from paper-based or electronic purchase orders.

By utilizing OCR technology, Parseur efficiently captures essential details such as vendor information, quantities, prices, and terms directly from purchase orders, ensuring quick and accurate data entry into enterprise systems.

With purchase order OCR, your company can achieve faster processing times, better compliance, and enhanced visibility into their purchasing operations.

How does purchase order OCR work?

Set up your purchase order OCR API within minutes in 3 simple steps.

1. Upload your PO: Upload your PDF purchase orders or forward them via email or API.
2. AI purchase order processing: PO data is instantly extracted with our AI tool.
3. Automated export: Extracted data is then seamlessly integrated into your ERP system or procurement software.

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What fields can Parseur extract from purchase orders?

Below is a list of the most commonly extracted fields from POs. With Parseur, you have the flexibility to customize this list by adding, renaming, or removing fields as needed.

Parseur is designed to support data extraction from purchase orders in any language and format.

Sample value
Text (multi-lines)

PONumber

The purchase order number.

PO-67890
Date

PODate

The date the po was issued.

2024-01-01
Person's name

VendorName

The name of the vendor.

ACME Inc.
Address

VendorAddress

The address of the vendor.

456 1st Street, Newtown, USA
Number

SubtotalAmount

The subtotal amount before taxes.

$90.00
Number

TaxAmount

The total tax amount.

$9.00
Number

TotalAmount

The total amount due.

$99.00
Table (list of items)

Items

The list of items purchased.

sku description quantity unit_price total

12345 Product A 2 $10.00 $20.00
67890 Product B 3 $15.00 $45.00
24680 Product C 1 $25.00 $25.00

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Why choose Parseur for PO automation?

Implementing Parseur can reduce your turnaround times and significantly increase the data accuracy.

Reduced Processing Time: Accelerate order processing times from days to minutes.
Increased Accuracy: Minimize errors with our state-of-the-art AI-powered OCR technology, designed for high accuracy.
Cost Savings: Lower operational costs through automation of manual data entry tasks and reduce the need for additional staffing, even during peak periods.
Enhanced Data Security: Trust Parseur to protect your sensitive information with robust data security measures.

We use Parseur to scan our customer purchase orders in all their various formats, styles and types and to send them on to Make to convert them into a format that our accounting system can import.

Tim Bickerton

Digital Manager at Spelean

Getting into the details

FAQ about purchase order OCR

All your questions about our purchase order automation.

: Parseur has native integrations with Zapier and Make that enable you to export data to any accounting tool such as QuickBooks or Zoho invoice.
: No coding skills are required to use Parseur. Our AI and visual editor allows you to create custom templates and parsers with ease.
: Our OCR engine was extensively trained to recognize text in more than 60 languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Hebrew, Arabic, Hindi, and more. Furthermore, it has experimental support for another 160+ languages.
: Yes, Parseur can easily parse data from invoices, receipts, and quotations among others.
: Security is our top priority. Parseur uses advanced encryption standards to protect your data. We adhere to strict data privacy regulations and implement best practices to ensure your financial information is secure and confidential.
: Definitely! Parseur can process thousands of PO data within minutes.
: You can review our pricing plans here.