diff --git a/accounting/payables/supplier_bills.rst b/accounting/payables/supplier_bills.rst index ee12248a8..3999f077c 100644 --- a/accounting/payables/supplier_bills.rst +++ b/accounting/payables/supplier_bills.rst @@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ Vendor Bills supplier_bills/bills_or_receipts supplier_bills/deferred_expenses supplier_bills/assets + supplier_bills/ocr diff --git a/accounting/payables/supplier_bills/media/example_ocr.png b/accounting/payables/supplier_bills/media/example_ocr.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f51fd60e3 Binary files /dev/null and b/accounting/payables/supplier_bills/media/example_ocr.png differ diff --git a/accounting/payables/supplier_bills/media/setup_ocr.png b/accounting/payables/supplier_bills/media/setup_ocr.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..50b93c4ec Binary files /dev/null and b/accounting/payables/supplier_bills/media/setup_ocr.png differ diff --git a/accounting/payables/supplier_bills/ocr.rst b/accounting/payables/supplier_bills/ocr.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f10e9a08b --- /dev/null +++ b/accounting/payables/supplier_bills/ocr.rst @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +============================================================== +Digitize Vendor Bills with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) +============================================================== + +Encoding bills manually can be a time-consuming task. Having a solution that allows you to digitize +them and automatically import the data to your database reduces errors and saves you time. + +Set up the feature +================== + +Go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Settings --> Bill Digitalization`, and choose whether the bills +should be processed automatically or manually. + +.. image:: media/setup_ocr.png + :align: center + :alt: Activate the feature going to the settings application in Odoo Accounting + +Start digitizing your bills +--------------------------- + +Scan your bills and then go to :menuselection:`Accounting --> Vendors --> Bills` and upload your +document. Based on your configuration, it either processes the documents automatically, or you +need to click on *Send for Digitalization* to do it manually. + +.. tip:: + You can also create a vendor bill through the *Documents* app or by using an email alias on your + journals. + +Once the data is extracted from the PDF, you can correct it if necessary by clicking on the +respective tag (available in *Edit* mode), and selecting the right information instead. + +.. image:: media/example_ocr.png + :align: center + :height: 580 + :alt: Example of a scanned bill in Odoo Accounting + +.. note:: + The more bills you scan, the better the system gets at identifying the correct data. \ No newline at end of file