Power Platform Β· AI Automation Β· Case Study

US Tax Resolution Consulting Firm. United States

Teaching an App to Read 400 Different Invoice Formats

Manually keying in data from PDF invoices was slow and error-prone. Cynoteck built an AI-powered app that reads the invoice, extracts the details, and files them automatically.

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What if a PDF invoice landing in an inbox could turn into a finished financial record, without anyone typing a single number?

That's exactly the manual step this client wanted gone. Cynoteck built the AI-powered app that removed it.

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Meet US Tax Resolution Consulting Firm

The Vendor Canvas app was built to streamline how a business receives and reads invoice PDFs from email, using AI models and Power Automate to generate invoices automatically and store the data in Business Central and Dataverse.

Organization
US Tax Resolution Consulting Firm
Sector
Services Industry
Location
United States
Product
Vendor Canvas Invoice Extraction App
Engagement
AI-Powered Invoice Processing
Delivered By
Cynoteck Technology Solutions

Challenge

The client wanted to eliminate manual invoice entry and replace it with a system that reads PDF invoices and files them correctly on its own.

Opportunity

Manual data extraction from PDF invoices was slow and error-prone. The client needed automation that connected email, SharePoint, and Business Central into one accurate pipeline.

Outcome

The Vendor Canvas app, powered by AI models and Power Automate, reads invoices automatically and stores clean data in Business Central and Dataverse.

Invoices, Still Being Typed In by Hand

Every PDF invoice that landed in an inbox meant someone had to read it, retype it, and hope they didn't make a mistake.

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Pain Point 01
Manual Extraction Was Slow and Error-Prone

Manually extracting invoice data from PDF files was time-consuming and led to frequent human errors.

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Pain Point 02
Manual Entry Was the Top Priority to Remove

Eliminating manual data entry and improving efficiency were the client's clear top priorities for this project.

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Pain Point 03
Email-Based Invoices Needed Full Automation

The client needed to automate data extraction from PDF invoices received via email, eliminating manual entry entirely.

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Pain Point 04
Storage and Processing Had to Connect Seamlessly

The solution needed to integrate seamlessly with SharePoint for document storage and Business Central for financial processing.

Reading, Extracting, and Filing Invoices Automatically

Cynoteck built the Vendor Canvas app to handle an invoice from the moment it lands in an inbox to the moment it's filed in Business Central.

Technology Stack

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MS Office 365 E3
Email & document source
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Power Automate
Data mapping & workflow
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Power Apps Plan
Vendor Canvas app platform
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AI Models
Invoice data extraction

Before & After: How Invoice Processing Changed

Here's what changed for this client's finance team after the Vendor Canvas app went live.

Before Cynoteck
  • Invoice data was extracted manually from every PDF
  • Manual entry was slow and prone to frequent human error
  • Invoices received via email had no automated processing path
  • SharePoint and Business Central had no seamless connection
  • Processing speed and accuracy depended entirely on manual effort
  • Operational overhead grew with every new invoice received
  • Reporting on invoices lacked visibility into the underlying process
  • Handling different invoice formats required manual adjustment each time
After Cynoteck
  • The Vendor Canvas app extracts data automatically from every PDF
  • AI models read and interpret invoices with far greater accuracy
  • Invoices from email flow directly into the extraction pipeline
  • SharePoint and Business Central connect seamlessly through the app
  • Processing speed increased sharply, with far fewer manual steps
  • Operational overhead dropped as manual entry was eliminated
  • Reporting and data visibility improved across the invoice workflow
  • The system handles a wide range of invoice formats reliably
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The Impact: From Inbox to Ledger, Automatically

The real win here wasn't just automation. It was invoices going from inbox to finished financial record without anyone touching a keyboard.

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Faster Data Extraction

Automated invoice extraction saved substantial time, freeing up resources for more value-added work.

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Accurate, Error-Free Entry

Eliminating manual data entry reduced the risk of human error and ensured accurate, reliable invoice information.

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Integrated, Transparent Workflow

Integrating extracted data with Business Central created a streamlined, synchronized process with better reporting and visibility.

β€œTeam Cynoteck is professional, efficient, and extremely helpful. They are all very proficient in CRM and have helped guide our firm over the last year. Each of the team members at Cynoteck that we have interacted with is a real team player.”

β€” Alexander Castillo, Founder, Requestky, LLC

Why Organizations Choose Cynoteck

This project reflects how Cynoteck approaches every AI automation build: training models on real, messy documents rather than a clean sample set.

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AI-Powered Document Extraction

We train AI models on real invoice formats, so the system actually gets more accurate the more documents it sees.

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Power Platform End-to-End Builds

We connect Power Apps, Power Automate, and Business Central into a single pipeline instead of stitching together disconnected pieces.

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Comfortable With Messy, Varied Documents

Our team built this system around 400 invoice formats, not a single clean template, so it holds up on real-world documents.

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API Integration That Just Works

We connect extraction systems to platforms like Business Central through solid, reliable API connections.

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Automation That Frees Up Real Time

We measure success by how much manual work actually disappears, not just how impressive the demo looks.

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Steady Growth With Repeat Projects

25% of our clients on this kind of AI automation project return for more, as they find new manual processes worth automating.

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