# Blog: practical invoice processing guides | Glimps > Practical guides, comparisons and best practices for invoice processing in Exact Online. Written by the Glimps team. Source: https://useglimps.com/en/blog | Language: en | Updated: 2026-07-06 This Markdown file is the plain-text twin of the page above, generated at build time from the same render. --- Thoughts on the future of finance, AI, and automation. ### Can AI post purchase invoices on its own in Exact Online? Yes, but Exact Online and Glimps mean different things by it. What Exact posts itself, where it stops and how to let AI post safely. WMWouter MurmansFounder of GlimpsRead more All articles ## More from the Glimps team ### Invoices automatically from Outlook into Exact Online Exact's digital postbox with an Outlook forwarding rule, where invoices get stuck on the way, and how to get every invoice in automatically. WMWouter MurmansFounder of GlimpsRead more Guide 18 Oct 2026 6 min read ### Preventing duplicate payments and IBAN fraud on purchase invoices in Exact Online Stop an invoice before it is in your books, not at payment. What Exact Online and your bank do, and which checks to run automatically. WMWouter MurmansFounder of GlimpsRead more Guide 18 Oct 2026 6 min read ### Checking recurring invoices in Exact Online (rent, leases, licences) Recurring entries and templates in Exact Online, why indexations and missing invoices go unnoticed, and how to check every invoice against the contract. WMWouter MurmansFounder of GlimpsRead more Guide 24 Sept 2026 8 min read ### Processing credit notes in Exact Online You process a supplier credit note in Exact Online as a negative purchase invoice. How to post it, link it to the invoice, pay only the difference and keep your VAT right. WMWouter MurmansFounder of GlimpsRead more Guide 24 Sept 2026 8 min read ### Journals and the purchase journal in Exact Online What a journal and the purchase journal are in Exact Online, when you use more than one purchase journal, how to create one with menu paths and entry numbers, and the mistakes to avoid. WMWouter MurmansFounder of GlimpsRead more Guide 24 Sept 2026 8 min read ### Cost centres and cost units on purchase invoices in Exact Online The difference between cost centre and cost unit, the steps in Exact Online with menu paths, splitting an invoice over several cost centres and the mistakes that break your report. WMWouter MurmansFounder of GlimpsRead more Guide 6 Jul 2026 9 min read ### What does manual invoice processing cost? 2026 benchmark Processing an invoice by hand costs about €25 on average, automated around €2.50. See where that cost hides and calculate your own cost per invoice. WMWouter MurmansFounder of GlimpsRead more Best Practice 6 Jul 2026 9 min read ### Invoice authorization in Exact Online: setting up approval flows What is fiatteren, and how do you approve purchase invoices in Exact Online? Which edition you need, how to set up an approval flow, what happens to payment and which mistakes to avoid. WMWouter MurmansFounder of GlimpsRead more Guide 4 Jul 2026 7 min read ### How does scan and recognize work for invoices in Exact Online? Scan and recognize extracts invoice data, while automated invoice processing goes further. Learn how OCR, AI, UBL, Peppol and Exact Online fit together. WMWouter MurmansFounder of GlimpsRead more Guide 4 Jul 2026 8 min read ### AI invoice processing in Exact Online: what can and cannot be automated? AI helps with recognition, coding, exceptions and approvals. Reliable invoice processing also needs Exact Online context and clear controls. WMWouter MurmansFounder of GlimpsRead more Best Practice 4 Jul 2026 9 min read ### Automatically posting invoices in Exact Online: how to set it up safely How to post purchase invoices automatically in Exact Online: the automatic invoice processing settings with menu paths, the mistakes to avoid and where a tool takes over the work. WMWouter MurmansFounder of GlimpsRead more Comparison 22 Apr 2026 7 min read ### What does invoice processing software cost in 2026? Pricing models and real costs The licence is the smallest part of the cost. How to compare pricing models fairly, and how to work out what software that posts by itself saves you. WMWouter MurmansFounder of GlimpsRead more Guide 15 Apr 2026 9 min read ### Scan & Recognize Exact Online: 7 alternatives compared (2026) Recognising is not the same as handling. Seven alternatives to Scan & Recognize, and for each one what Glimps does differently: invoices that post themselves in Exact Online. WMWouter MurmansFounder of GlimpsRead more Best Practice 8 Apr 2026 9 min read ### 3-way matching in Exact Online: purchase order, receipt and invoice How to link a purchase invoice to the purchase order and goods receipt in Exact Online, what invoices to be received means, and which mistakes break your matching. WMWouter MurmansFounder of GlimpsRead more