# Automatic Creation of Vendor Invoices

**URL:** <https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/automatic-creation-of-vendor-invoices/17307>\
**Category:** Using my Dolibarr\
**Created:** [February 5, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/automatic-creation-of-vendor-invoices/17307 "2019-02-05T17:28:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![petmuell](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@petmuell](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/petmuell)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/automatic-creation-of-vendor-invoices/17307/1 "2019-02-05T17:28:06Z")

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Hello forum,

we get most of our invoices from vendors by email attachement.

We’d like to automate the processing of these. For that it would be great if Dolibarr could automatically create vendor invoices from the attached pdf-documents.  
Does Dolibarr provide any OCR or comparable facility (like the Odoo Documents Apps does) that can automatically scan PDF documents for definable fields.

Cheers,  
Peter

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**Author:** ![deborahuribe](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@deborahuribe](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/deborahuribe)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/automatic-creation-of-vendor-invoices/17307/2 "2019-07-26T07:32:27Z")

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UCRIN01: Creating a predefined invoice  
Situation I want to create a predefined invoice  
Actions It is not possible to create a recurring invoice directly. It must be a draft standard invoice that is subsequently converted. So take a look at next use case.  
UCRIN02: Transformation of an invoice into a recurring invoice’  
Situation Transformation of an invoice into a recurring invoice  
Actions I open or create a draft invoice. I click on the “Convert to predefined”. I enter a title (eg “Last Updated quarterly”) and possibly a note, which might be an explanation of the reason for the repetition of this bill. My bill is now a recurring invoice. This will be visible only if I request the display of recurring bills or I create a new invoice.  
UCRIN03: Using a predefined bill to create a new invoice  
Situation Using a predefined bill to create a new invoice  
Actions I create a new invoice ( “Create invoice”), and I’m using the selection box at bottom of page to select the Recurring Billing I want to use as a template (template).My new invoice is pre-filled, the modifications are minor.

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**Author:** ![tengaweb](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@tengaweb](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/tengaweb)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 9:29am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/automatic-creation-of-vendor-invoices/17307/5 "2025-01-13T09:29:43Z")

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External module for Vendor invoices processing with AI (Better than OCR) … UpInvoice.eu

After many years of manually processing supplier invoices, adding lines, amounts, etc., I was find an application to automatically transfer supplier invoices to Dolibarr using AI.

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**Author:** ![elsecador](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/user_avatar/www.dolibarr.org/elsecador/32/9431_2.png) [@elsecador](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/elsecador)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 8:45am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/automatic-creation-of-vendor-invoices/17307/6 "2026-10-21T08:45:30Z")

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I have tried several options:

- Scan Invoices (the oldest one)
- Easy OCR (perhaps a bit complex)
- UpInvoice: [UpInvoice – Supplier Invoice Automation with AI](https://www.dolistore.com/product.php?id=2383)

Each has its own advantages; I use the last one because of its simplicity. They have an interactive demo on their website: [Interactive demo – UpInvoice](https://upinvoice.eu/demo)

Any other suggestions are welcome. If you try any of these, let me know which one you like best. Thanks for your input!