Evaluating EDMS: The Value of Unburdening Your Document Management System

From our previous post, it’s clear that Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) are essential for efficient and automated document processing in an ERP system. Manual document management systems translate into misspent hours processing documents, typing information into the ERP system, correcting errors and misfilings, locating documents across multiple email inboxes, and managing physical storage.

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In order to escape the hefty administrative burden that is often associated with handling multiple internal procedures manually, via a combination of paper and email, an increasing number of companies are seeking more efficient opportunities for automating their business processes.

it.smartSCAN NTT DATA Business Solutions’ All-in-one Optical Character Recognition (OCR) reader provides your company the chance for 100% automation of scanning, recognition, and registration of documents in your ERP System without any human interaction. Your company can completely replace the manual document management of receiving of physical documents, entering the data, while dramatically increasing data quality. Depending on the number of documents, this will vastly reduce the cost.

it.SmartSCAN’s return on investment is typically realized quickly after adoption due to:

Process improvements and optimization positively impacting multiple business functions
Simple installation

it.smartSCAN processes both scanned documents, as well as, all PDF files, regardless if they are email attachments or located on shared drives. It is a common trend for international companies and Shared Financial Service to email PDF receipts, that’s why our registration technology eliminates the need for additional scanning hardware or document management solutions.

The following data is captured: business partners, transaction or invoice numbers, and other information contained on the document. They are validated and matched directly against the relevant records in the ERP or Workflow system. The online data look-up process is 100% transparent and visible to the user. This not only make replication of the master data unnecessary, but it also allows automatic verification of documents in SAP ERP. Correspondingly, no resources are required to handle the documents in the document scanning software. The documents are automatically registered in the SAP ERP system. Auto verification is a substantial time saver and is a popular approach with our customers, as it is optional and only takes one click to enable.

it.SmartSCAN also contains advanced KPI reporting features, allowing administrators to focus on continuous process improvement and progress, examples include:

Volume reporting
User reporting
Document-field performance reporting

it.smartSCAN supports 189 languages is relevant to both small and expansive international installations.

In SAP the following is in scope:

Invoice documents
HR documents
Sales Order documents
Real Estate documents
And more…

Requirements: Minimum SAP ECC 6.0

Want to Learn More About EDMS Solutions?

Check out our webinar: How to manage your documents via it.smartScan & it.approval

Register for 20^th July: https://nttdata-solutions.com/uk/eventlisting/how-to-manage-your-documents-via-it-smartscan-it-appoval/