Duplicate Vendor Identifier

Duplicate vendors slow invoice processing during searches for the proper vendor and increase the chance that a purchase order will be created for the wrong vendor. Duplicate vendors are the leading cause of duplicate payments. Auditing for duplicate vendors will directly reduce the risk of duplicate payments.

RPI's Duplicate Vendor Identifier™ simplifies the process and identifies duplicate vendors. The following are just a few examples of the verifications accomplished by this powerful tool: 

• Modify duplicate rules - The tool uses a series of rules to identify duplicates. Each rule can be assigned a review priority level. If the default parameters are inadequate, they can be modified, turned off or new rules can be created.

• Review potential duplicates - Information derived from the tool can be viewed and printed in Excel, or by using a form built into the tool. Each potential duplicate will display the reason it was identified and the information necessary to validate whether it is truly a duplicate.

• Resolve verified duplicates - After a duplicate is identified, the vendor can be inactivated or merged and then marked as resolved.

• Report on results - Print analysis reports in summary or by detail. Available reporting options include unresolved duplicates, duplicates by reason and many other.