At a glance
With the OCR function, you can scan your receipts and the core information about the respective receipt is automatically filled in on Circula.
The process can be stopped manually at any time, but the relevant core information must be entered manually.
By using the OCR function, the information listed below is automatically extracted from the receipts:
Merchant name
Invoice date
Currency
Total amount
VAT Rate
Invoice number
How can I use the OCR function?
Open the mobile app on your smartphone.
Tap on the yellow plus button and select "Scan receipt".
Tap on “Save” so that the receipt is saved in your storage.
Your storage in the mobile app.
You can now submit the receipt from your storage and the extracted information is automatically inserted in the relevant fields, but can still be edited.
The OCR function in the mobile app
The following notifications provide information on the success of the extraction:
Extracted: All required information was extracted from the scan.
Partially extracted: The system extracted some, but not all the information needed.
Nothing extracted: The system did not manage to identify any of the required information.
The Expense Summary
Once your receipt has been scanned, and you have added all information for your expense and submitted it, you will be able to see a summary of the expense under the "Submitted" tab in your app.
Expense summary of a submitted expense in the mobile app
Do you still have questions?
💬 Chat Support
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