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- What’s new in 2026 R1
2026 R1 marks a major step forward for accounts receivable. As finance teams look to expand their automation beyond accounts payable, outbound communication becomes the next frontier—and that’s exactly where Document Output takes the lead.
With a rebuilt, future-ready framework and the sales eBilling flow now fully moved into Document Output, this release marks the beginning of a bigger shift—toward fully automated, connected AR processes.
Alongside this change, we’ve been working continuously behind the scenes to introduce new features across Continia solutions to improve automation, usability, and control in your daily work. Below, you’ll find the top highlights from 2026 R1 for each solution.
For a complete overview of the latest and upcoming features, visit Continia Docs →
Unified e-document handling across AP & AR
Outbound e-documents are moving to Document Output, bringing inbound (AP) and outbound (AR) flows together on one platform. This unifies document handling across purchasing and sales—including scenarios like self-billing—making setup simpler and enabling more consistent, end-to-end automation.
Stronger duplicate invoice detection
The system now detects duplicates earlier in the process—including unregistered documents—and can block them entirely. This reduces the risk of double payments and gives finance teams better control with configurable warnings and errors.
Automated purchase order updates
Captured document data can now automatically update purchase orders using templates that support more than just fixed fields. This removes manual data entry, improves accuracy, and streamlines workflows when handling order confirmations and changes.
Enhanced security & platform readiness
Support for modern authentication (Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Graph) and improved Azure storage security ensure the solution stays secure, compliant, and aligned with Microsoft's future direction.
Add or capture comment lines
Preserve important document details and reduce manual work by automatically capturing or adding text-only lines as comment lines.
Enhanced VAT/TAX difference handling
Reduce manual corrections and ensure accurate VAT/TAX posting by automatically adjusting imported VAT/TAX differences within a defined threshold during purchase registration.
AI-powered VAT recognition
Automatically detects VAT on receipts and maps it to the correct country rates using ISO standards. Reduces manual corrections and improves accuracy.
Flexible multi-currency handling
Enables expense posting and reimbursement in the original currency per user, with support for mileage rates in multiple currencies—simplifying global expense management.
Enterprise-grade mobile security (Intune support)
Adds Microsoft Intune integration to the mobile app, allowing IT departments to enforce security and compliance policies. Makes the solution ready for enterprise and public sector environments.
Consistent dimension handling
Ensure predictable, accurate expense posting — the dimensions you set are exactly what gets posted to the ledger.
Dimension corrections on an intermediate account
Improve dimension-based reconciliation by automatically aligning intermediate account postings with the final expense dimensions.
Email-to-PDF conversion
Turn email receipts into consistent, scan-ready PDFs automatically reducing manual entry and ensuring consistent data capture across the Expense App, Portal, and Business Central.
Unified e-document handling for outbound flows
Outbound e-documents are now fully handled in Document Output, bringing all sending capabilities into one place. This simplifies setup and ensures a more consistent and scalable way to manage outgoing documents across your sales processes.
Built-in payment links in invoice emails
Invoices can now include direct payment links in email messages, allowing customers to pay instantly via integrated payment services. This reduces friction in the payment process and helps businesses get paid faster with minimal setup.
Automatic fallback when recipients aren’t on the network
If a recipient is not registered on the Peppol network, the system automatically falls back to sending the invoice via email with the XML attached. This removes manual work, ensures invoices are always delivered, and improves reliability in mixed digital environments.
Centralized delivery error overview
Spot and resolve failed deliveries faster with a single, centralized overview of documents that require attention, reducing delays, and preventing overlooked errors.
Improved partial payment and discount difference handling
The system now supports partial payments, overpayments, and expired discounts more effectively during reconciliation. This reduces the need for manual corrections and ensures that real-world payment scenarios can be processed without requiring manual intervention.
More flexible and reliable payment processing
Enhancements to payment suggestions, discount structures, and bank account validation make it easier to create and export payments across accounts and formats. This reduces errors and helps ensure payments are processed correctly the first time.
Custom payment information setup
Handle unique customer and country requirements with flexible payment detail setup that supports different payment information scenarios.
Special character mapping
Prevent payment rejections and processing errors by mapping unsupported special characters and automatically converting them during payment file export.
Job queue setup
Maximize automation and maintain full control with a centralized Job Queue setup that helps you make sure your processes are running smoothly.
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