Document Information Extraction
Automate and scale your business document processing for a wide range of document types using this machine learning-based service available on SAP Business Technology Platform.
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SAP is pushing the boundaries of AI with the new SAP Foundation Model for structured data, investing in this cutting-edge AI technology to unlock the value of generative AI technology advancements for structured business data. The goal is to deliver a foundation model that is business-centric by design, providing actionable, job-specific insights directly within SAP applications customers use daily.
First Steps
Document Information Extraction is part of the SAP AI Services portfolio and available on SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP).
It helps you to process large amounts of business documents that have content in headers and tables. You can use the extracted information, for example, to automatically process payables, invoices, or payment notes while making sure that invoices and payables match. After you upload a document file to the service, it returns the extraction results from header fields and line items.
- Process more documents faster with less errors
- Increase quality and compliance mechanisms
- Reduce the time required to process a document
- Allow the members of your organization to focus on more relevant tasks that are in their field of expertise
Key Features
Automate information extraction
Automate the extraction of relevant information from business documents. The Document API takes document files as input and returns header fields and line items as structured data.
Automate data enrichment
Match a business document to enrichment data records based on the information extracted from the document. The Enrichment Data API takes document files as input and returns the ID of the matching enrichment data records.
Benefit from multitenancy support
Use this service in tenant-aware (multitenant) applications. Run them on a shared compute unit that can be used by multiple consumers (tenants).
Intuitive UI
Leverage the Document Information Extraction UI for documents, schemas, and templates.
Document Information Extraction Premium Edition, Powered by Generative AI
With the new premium edition of Document Information Extraction, learn how generative AI can help you automate use cases for business document processing with LLMs (Large Language Models), process business documents in more than 40 languages, and implement new business document use cases with shorter time to value. Extend default supplier invoices or purchase orders by defining custom entities required for the specifics of your particular business processes.
Process a Pokemon Card in 90 Seconds with Generative AI
Leverage the new generative AI capabilities of Document Information Extraction, premium edition with this simple use case. With a short description of required fields, the service will automatically extract and organize data from a Pokemon card, eliminating the need for manual intervention and drastically reducing time-to-value.
Watch the demo and start yourself with any kind of document, such as invoices or payment notes.
Extract and Map Invoice Data Automatically
Powered by the Document Information Extraction service, the Intelligent Invoice Conversion feature of SAP Business Network enables the conversion of PDFs and image invoice files into SAP Business Network invoices. It brings intelligence into the invoice conversion process, extracting and mapping invoice data automatically. It also provides an intuitive document interface that suppliers can use to build and review annotation rules for extracting complex invoice data.
Process and Approve Your Invoices Automatically
Learn how to automate the data extraction process from business invoices using Document Information Extraction capabilities natively embedded in SAP Process Automation, also available on SAP Business Technology Platform. Save and optimize many hours for your employees!
Manage Your Invoices Centrally
SAP Ariba Central Invoice Management on SAP BTP provides a unified solution for receiving and managing supplier invoices, with connection to multiple systems, such as SAP S/4HANA Cloud systems.
Create Sales Orders from Unstructured Data
Sales Order Automation in SAP S/4HANA helps your sales team to quickly create sales orders from purchase order files which they receive from customers. After a file is uploaded, the SAP S/4HANA automatically extracts information into a sales order request and proposes values for sales order request fields. Your sales team can then convert the sales order request into a complete sales order.