CUSTOMERS
A maze of standards
and systems
Many customers receiving like documents as PDF attachments in an e-mail. They have adapted document processing accordingly. Other customers may prefer to receive them via (s)FTP or some other method. And many customers would much rather see documents appear in a completely different format, such as an XML file.
Asking customers to work jointly with one standard is a hopeless task. Every customer has to deal with 100s or 1000s of suppliers, each with their own requirements and systems.
XML-TO-PDF
Conversion of data to PDF documents
With 4Exchange, every document to be sent from your order to cash or ERP system, is converted to the desired standard and delivered via the customer's desired distribution method. receiving customers X and Y like to send documents as PDF by (s)FTP, then these customers will receiving it as such.
In addition, the information on the PDF document to be sent will first be validated on the basis of your master data sources. This not only creates an outgoing flow of PDF documents, but also ensures their quality.
EXAMPLE
invoicing
Just sending 100, 500 or 1,000 invoices a day is a time-consuming task. Especially if customers have different wishes on how they want or need this information receiving. Within our document automation expertise, we have far-reaching knowledge of billing.
4Exchange takes care of sending all sales invoices in a predetermined manner per debtor. Sending the sales invoice can be done by mail or e-mail, for example, but also through various electronic billing networks, such as Peppol, Tungsten, Ariba, Coupa, Basware Network, Tradeshift, et cetera.
4EXCHANGE
The silent engine behind your
order to cash
THE EVERYONE
4Exchange offers a wide range of techniques that convert information from your own systems into files or documents that aresent to your customers. 4Exchange thus contributes to the digital transformation of your processes.
In addition to conversion to PDF documents, 4Exchange also converts data to other types of files and documents.
THE DEVELOPER
4Exchange works as a platform between order to cash / ERP systems and customers' receiving channels. Thanks to 4Exchange , customers do not have to adapt to your order to cash / ERP systems. Herein lies the power of 4Exchange.
Customers continue to receive PDF documents from you receiving. We actively inform them of a different shipping address and monitor progress.
THE CONFORMIST
4Exchange offers more than just one-to-many conversion of data to PDF documents, among other things.
We ensure that the data complies with national and international legislation.
In addition, 4Exchange validates and enriches the data based on selected master data sources.
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Does 4Exchange offer e-invoicing?
Yes. E-invoicing, e-billing or electronic invoicing, involves sending and receiving invoices in data form (XML) in accordance with one or more standards. This is the core of our product. But each receiving party decides in which form and through which channel an invoice should be delivered.
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Can 4Exchange handle PDF invoices?
Yes. We convert machine-readable and non-machine-readable PDF invoices to a data standard, for accounts payable. And we convert a data standard to any desired PDF form, for accounts receivable, should debtors require it.
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Can we say goodbye to OCR?
Yes. Among other things, the 4Exchange machine itself uses OCR to extract information in PDF invoices, but outsourcing by 4Exchange, implies that you no longer need to do this yourself.
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Is 4Exchange also a Peppol Access Point?
Yes, we are a Peppol Access Point. If you are looking for only a Peppol solution, we are probably not a suitable party. Our platform only comes into its own with more complex administrations. For example, if you send invoices to many different companies, not all of which have to work in accordance with Peppol, for example, then we would be happy to get in touch with you.
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Do we need to change our billing systems?
No. The 4Exchange platform works between shipping channels and billing systems. Conversions and validations take place in the platform. So you can just keep using your invoice processing systems and billing .
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Is cooperation from suppliers or customers required?
A little bit. Suppliers and customers can also continue to work with their systems. Suppliers will only have to send their invoices to a new address. And customers will need to specify how they want invoices receiving. We help onboard suppliers and customers.
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Does 4Exchange offer more than invoice receiving and -sending?
Yes. Our sister companies within the 4CEE group specialize in both processing (coding, matching) received invoices, and invoicing (preparing, following up) to customers. So we are very familiar with the playing field of accounts payable and accounts receivable.
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Is 4Exchange limited to invoices?
No. In addition to invoices, we also process related documents in purchase to pay and order to cash processes, such as credit notes, purchase orders and order confirmations. So you can bring the entire flow of "commercial documents" to us.