E-invoicing

Exchange your e-documents securely

Protect your company data and increase your document security and validity by exchanging all your important data via electronic documents.

✔ Process your purchase documents with Document Capture 

✔ Distribute your sales documents with Document Output 

✔ Connect to business partners via the Continia Delivery Network

Navigating the complexities of invoicing

Feeling the pressure of falling behind in the complex world of invoicing? It's a common struggle. Errors, delays, and the constant race to comply with evolving regulations can really take a toll. These inefficiencies can eat into profits and strain business relationships, amplifying the agitation further.

Companies worldwide are embracing digital processes for enhanced efficiency, accuracy, and sustainability. At the forefront of this transformation is e-invoicing, revolutionizing traditional practices and setting new standards for modern businesses.

Exchange your e-documents efficiently with Continia

Continia's solutions and the Continia Delivery Network ensure you can streamline your invoicing process, allowing you to efficiently manage, send, and receive your e-documents* - directly from your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.  

By embracing electronic invoicing with Continia, you minimize errors and delays and ensure compliance with the latest regulations. Using standard e-invoicing formats like Peppol BIS (XML) guarantees your sensitive data remains encrypted and secure, helping you tick all the boxes when it comes to data and e-invoicing laws. 

*The term “electronic documents” or “e-documents” refers to orders, dispatch advices, goods receipt notes, invoices, credit memos and payment notifications.    

E-documents in Document Capture

Continia Document Capture is a centralized solution for managing and processing electronic documents directly in your Business Central, reducing manual errors and streamlining your workflows. By implementing e-ordering and e-invoicing in your procure-to-pay process, you can automate your Accounts Payable flow and ensure full compliance with EU and local regulations.

Document Capture lets you handle all e-documents related to the Accounts Payable process, from sending the initial purchase order to exchanging order updates and processing and matching the final purchase invoice.

Benefits of e-invoicing with Document Capture

Immediate exchange

Receive your e-invoices and other e-documents via the Continia Delivery Network within seconds of your vendor clicking send.

Secure data exchange

Receive your e-invoices and send your e-orders as encrypted files via secure connections, such as Peppol, to protect yourself against document tampering and lost or damaged invoices.

Automatic visual rendering

XML and other e-documents are automatically rendered for viewing during the registration process, so you can view them just like your digital documents.

Easily view e-document status

Keep an overview of your e-document's entire history. All activities are automatically logged, providing details, such as whether the document was accepted, changed, rejected, failed validation, etc.

Data is always correct

As you exchange your invoice data electronically, you can be sure that your Business Central always receives and processes the correct data during import.

Continia eDocuments: Seamless ordering and billing

Continia eDocuments simplifies the way you exchange orders and invoices with your business partners.

Ordering
Document Capture lets you create and send purchase orders electronically. The vendor receives this order, reviews it, and can either accept it, suggest adjustments, or reject it. This process ensures that both parties are on the same page before finalizing the order. 

Billing
After the order is fulfilled, Document Capture seamlessly handles the incoming purchase invoice or credit memo. It’s automatically entered, validated, and matched with the order—making approvals faster, and minimizing errors.

If you’re acting as a vendor, Document Output applies the same eDocument framework for seamlessly sending sales invoices and other sales documents, ensuring an efficient and accurate accounts receivable flow.

Applying a unified e-invoicing flow across Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable significantly enhances efficiency, compliance, and accuracy for both incoming and outgoing documents.

Take a peek inside Continia eDocuments

"We successfully reduced the workload in our finance department by implementing Document Capture. The number of suppliers we deal with every month is large. The solution efficiently manages the incoming invoices, freeing up our finance team to focus on more critical tasks, and bringing mutual trust between us and our vendors. We highly recommend the solution for everyone struggling with managing incoming invoices manually."  

Dr. Alireza Borhani, Global Digitalization Officer 
Nøsted & 

E-documents in Document Output 

Continia Document Output is a time-saving document distribution solution, which streamlines the process of sending business documents, directly from your Business Central. It automates the customization and distribution of documents, ensuring they reach recipients quickly and securely in their preferred format.

Document Output applies the same eDocuments framework as Document Capture for efficient distribution of vendor e-documents, such as sales invoices and credit memos, directly from your ERP system to another.

You can easily access your electronic documents and preview the XML files and original files, for complete visibility over your document flow.

This solution not only ensures strict compliance with the latest global e-invoicing standards but also secures your sensitive information and peace of mind.

Benefits of e-invoicing with Document Output

Immediate delivery

Your e-invoices and other e-documents are delivered immediately via the Continia Delivery Network once you've clicked send.

Handle everything digitally

Skip the hassle of manually printing or emailing invoices—e-invoicing ensures everything is kept secure and traceable online.

Complete overview

You always have a complete and real-time overview of the documents you've sent out - no more sending the same invoice twice to your customers.

Secure data exchange

Safely send your e-invoices as encrypted files through the Continia Delivery Network and protect yourself against document tampering and lost or damaged invoices.

Efficient and cost-effective

Creating and sending your electronic invoices is much more efficient and cost-effective as it's done automatically from your Business Central.

Hassle-free edits and submissions

If an outgoing document fails validation, the user-friendly environment ensures you can efficiently correct data and submit revised documents without any complications.

"Within the TV industry that Hat Trick Productions operates, the number of remittance advice we send out monthly is huge, and handling them has been a hassle. With Document Output, we just click a button. Document Output automatically distributes all payment notifications and other documents directly from Business Central. It is as simple as that, it’s a huge time-saver, and our people love it!" 

Tristan Nardini, Accountant
Hat Trick Productions 

Continia Delivery Network

Continia Delivery Network seamlessly integrates with electronic data exchange networks, such as the Peppol eDelivery Network and NemHandel, for secure exchange of your electronic documents directly from your Business Central  

Open your business up to opportunities and become a preferred supplier. With Continia Delivery Network, you can exchange your e-documents with other companies worldwide, ensuring you don't lose out on global business opportunities because you can’t meet potential customers’ e-invoicing needs. 

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Frequently asked questions

  • What document types can I send and receive with Continia eDocuments?

    With Continia eDocuments, functionality is split between Document Capture and Document Output, depending on the business process and their related document types.

    Document Capture supports document types related to accounts payable processes.

    Document Output supports document types related to accounts receivable processes.

    This means you can send and receive a wide range of documents across both flows, including:

    Document Capture:
    • Send purchase orders
    • Receive order confirmations
    • Receive purchase invoices
    • Receive purchase credit memos

    Document Output:
    • Send sales and service invoices
    • Send sales credit memos
    • Send reminders (OIOUBL only)

    All documents are processed through the unified eDocuments framework, tracked in real time, and automatically updated in Business Central.

     

     

  • Which e-document formats does Document Capture support?

    Document Capture supports multiple e-document formats, such as:  

    • Peppol BIS3 
    • OIOUBL 
    • OIOUTS 
    • ebInterface 
    • UBL 
    • Finvoice 
    • XRechnung 
    • ZUGFeRD 
    • FacturaE 
    • Svefaktura 1.0 

    To see the full list with details, read here. 

  • Which specific types of e-invoices does Document Output support?

    The term e-invoice in Document Output covers: 

    • Sales invoice 
    • Sales credit memo 
    • Service invoice 
    • Service credit memo 
    • Reminder (OIOUBL only) 
  • Which e-invoice formats does Document Output support?

    Document Output Supports multiple e-invoice formats, such as:  

    • Peppol BIS3 
    • OIOUBL 
    • ZUGFeRD 
    • XRechnung 
    • Svefaktura 2.0 
    • Factur-X 

    To see the full list with details, read here.