About anomaly detection for AP Automation

AP Automation uses AI-powered anomaly detection to help identify potentially risky transactions before they’re posted or paid. Sage Intacct analyzes transaction and vendor submission patterns and flags transactions that differ from expected behavior.

Anomaly indicators help reviewers prioritize transactions that might require additional information.

Types of anomalies

AP Automation can identify the following types of anomalies:

• Unusual transaction amounts: Transactions with amounts that differ significantly from historical patterns for similar transactions.

• Unrecognized vendor email addresses: Transactions received from vendor email addresses that do not match previously recognized sender addresses for the vendor.

• Multiple anomalies: Transactions that meet the criteria for more than one anomaly type.

Review anomaly indicators

Anomaly indicators appear in the Anomaly column of the Automated transactions list. Each indicator identifies the type of anomaly detected for the transaction.

Use anomaly information as part of your review process to determine whether additional investigation is needed before posting or paying a transaction.

Considerations

• The Anomaly column does not appear in the default view of the Automated transactions list. Add the column to a custom view to display anomaly indicators.

• Anomalies are informational only and do not prevent a transaction from being posted.

• Sage Intacct might continue to flag transactions until sufficient history is available to establish normal transaction patterns.

• Transactions marked with anomalies should be reviewed to determine whether additional action is needed.