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The Purchase Order Splitter skill is designed to split files with multiple purchase orders into separate purchase orders for further processing. This skill can also be used to split files containing both purchase orders and documents of other types (for example, invoices or waybills), including their supporting documents and annexes.

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Skill Components

This skill consists of the following activities:
  • A Classify activity, which includes two classes: Purchase Order and no Purchase Order (the no Purchase Order class covers annexes, email and fax headers, invoices, and other types of documents contained within the same file)
  • An Extraction Rules activity for separating documents based on reliable markers of the first page (for example, “Page 1 of 10”)
  • An Extraction Rules activity for extracting purchase order numbers

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Document Splitting Logic

Files will be split into separate documents if any of the following occurs (in the order listed):
  • The beginning of a new file is detected.
  • A document class is identified that is different from the one previously detected.
  • A reliable marker of the first page is extracted.
  • A new purchase order number is extracted.

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Implementation Guide

You can create a Process skill and use the Purchase Order Splitter skill in the Assemble activity to split files into purchase orders and then use any relevant Document skill to extract their data.

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Setup Steps

To use the Purchase Order Splitter skill, complete the following steps:
  1. Create a new Process skill.
  2. Add and set up an Input activity.
  3. Add an Assemble activity. For this activity, in the Actions pane, select the By Document Splitter Skill option, and then select Purchase Order Splitter skill from the list.
  4. Add an Extract activity. For this activity, in the Actions pane, click the Add Skill button and then select the desired Document skill from the list.
  5. While still in the Actions pane, click the configuration icon next to the Document skill name specified for the Extract activity. In the dialog box that opens, select Purchase Order in the Class field.
  6. Optionally, add and set up a Manual Review activity to verify extracted data and make any necessary adjustments to assembled documents (for example, you will be able to move pages around).
  7. Add and set up an Output activity.
  8. Click the Publish Skill button.
Once you have completed the above steps, you can use the Purchase Order Splitter skill in Vantage.