Matching a bill to a purchase order means checking the invoice lines against what was ordered (and sometimes received) before you pay. What is purchase order?
Before you start
- Purchasing permissions
The Business Central way
Where to find it: Purchase Invoices > Lines: Get Receipt Lines or Get Order Lines
- Receive the order first.
- On a new purchase invoice choose Get Receipt Lines (or Get Order Lines) and pick the receipt lines.
- Check quantity and price against the vendor's invoice.
- Post.
- With Payables Agent, a draft invoice can be matched to order lines and receipts by order number or by choosing lines.
Limits in Business Central
- Matching of an order number is an exact document number match, not fuzzy matching.
- Combined receipts must be from the same vendor and currency.
Good to know in Business Central
- Quantity Invoiced on the order updates when you post.
Words Business Central uses
- Payables Agent. An AI helper that reads invoices from a mailbox and drafts purchase invoices for a person to check.
The Pulsify way
- Sync your open POs from Business Central to Pulsify.
- Forward the supplier's invoice. Pulsify links it to the right purchase order.
- Pulsify matches each line on quantity and unit price, to within 1 cent.
- Review flags for price differences, extra quantity and lines not on the PO.
- Approve. The purchase invoice is created in Business Central against the purchase order.
Pulsify connects to Business Central. We set up the connection for you.
What Pulsify does not do here
- Pulsify has no tolerance setting. It compares to the cent.
- Flags are warnings. Your approver decides.
Common mistakes
- Invoicing before the order is received.
- Mixing receipts from different vendors or currencies.
More help
- How to match a bill to a purchase order in MYOB Acumatica
- How to match a purchase invoice to a purchase order in Sage 200
- How to match a vendor invoice to a purchase order in Sage 300
- How to handle a partial delivery against a purchase order in Business Central
- How to raise a purchase order and get it approved in Business Central
- How to check purchase invoice lines against agreed vendor prices in Business Central
- All Business Central how-to guides
- Pulsify setup guides
Sources
Last checked 2026-10-19. Confidence: confirmed.
Common questions
How do I bring receipt lines onto an invoice?
Receive the order first. On a new purchase invoice choose Get Receipt Lines (or Get Order Lines) and pick the lines.
Does Payables Agent match by order number?
Yes. A draft invoice can be matched by order number. It is an exact document number match, not fuzzy matching.
Can I combine receipts on one invoice?
Yes, if they are from the same vendor and currency.
What does Pulsify flag?
A unit price that differs from the PO, a quantity above the PO line and lines that are not on the PO.
Pulsify setup guides
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