PowerPro Academy

Turn Paper Chaos into Smart Data — Power Platform AI + Automation
Still keying in invoice numbers manually in 2025? Let’s fix that in one afternoon.

In most businesses, documents still come in as PDFs, scans, and paper copies — and someone has to manually enter them into a system.
That means:

Lost hours every week ⏳

Risk of typing errors ❌

Slow payment cycles 💸

The Power Platform changes this completely:

The Flow
1️⃣ AI Builder – Form Processing Model

Train it once to recognize invoice layouts, even if vendors send different templates.

It learns to pick out fields like: Invoice ID, Vendor Name, Date, Total Amount.

2️⃣ Power Automate – Trigger and Flow Logic

Set up a flow that runs whenever a document hits a SharePoint folder or an Outlook inbox.

Pass the file to the AI Builder model for extraction.

3️⃣ Dataverse – Clean Data Storage

Store the extracted data in a Dataverse table for reporting and downstream processes.

Keep it consistent and ready for automation or analytics.

4️⃣ Approvals – Microsoft Teams

Automatically send the extracted details to a manager in Teams for one-click approval.

Once approved, push to ERP or payment systems.

Why It Works
✅ No more manual entry
✅ Scalable — works for invoices, contracts, applications, receipts
✅ Integrates with ERP tools like SAP, Oracle, Dynamics
✅ Cuts processing time from minutes to seconds

💬 Engagement Question:
If AI could handle just one repetitive task in your department, what would you choose first?

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