What's new

This topic chronicles new features in Kofax Invoice Portal.

February 19, 2022

  • Kofax Invoice Portal user interface elements and messages, as well as invoice properties and headings in generated PDF files, are localized into German. Click the language name to view the drop-down list of all available languages and select Deutsch to change the language to German.
  • According to legal requirements of some countries, invoice images must be stored on servers located within certain jurisdiction. The data storage can be determined by the senders' country address upon request. Invoice Portal supports all Microsoft Azure regions.

  • The Invoice Portal documentation set now includes Kofax Invoice Portal Features Guide available on the Product Documentation page. The document gives a high-level product overview with descriptions of key features and functionality.

  • Invoice Portal supports the white labeling option upon a special request. This feature enables the replacement of the Kofax-branded user interface elements to make the product look compatible with the customer brands. For more information, see Kofax Invoice Portal Features Guide.

January 22, 2022

  • Kofax Invoice Portal was checked against product security during external penetration testing. The results of the penetration testing were reviewed and analyzed, the vulnerabilities were fixed. The overall security posture was found to be excellent.
  • Invoice Portal supports validation of Australian Business Number as a party identifier. Also, in the supplier settings, you can specify tax scheme GST to enable invoice validation.

  • Invoice Portal supports Leitweg-ID as a party identifier.

December 18, 2021

  • In the header area, click the Help icon to get the online assistance on the currently opened Invoice Portal page and view the procedures for using the product. The displayed documentation topic is related to the area in the product where you have clicked to request help.
  • When registering a German member, you are no longer required to specify the organization ID.

  • You can now access the Kofax Invoice Portal API documentation from the Product Documentation page.

November 21, 2021

  • The Settings > Member account page has been modified to allow access to your specific Invoice Portal account data. For more information, see Allow access via API.

October 23, 2021

  • Kofax Invoice Portal introduces the two-factor authentication option. When you sign in to Invoice Portal, you need to provide two pieces of information, namely your password and the six-digit verification code that is automatically generated on your mobile phone two-factor authentication application, such as Microsoft Authenticator or Google Authenticator. For more information, see Two-factor authentication.
  • The Support tab has been modified to provide assistance according to your membership level. For more information, see Support.

  • The File transport page has been modified to include the following elements:

    • The Receive additional invoice information in the PDF option to include additional document reference to your PDF file.

    • The Show recipients and Hide recipients options. For more information, see File transport means.

  • The Invoice Portal documentation set now includes Kofax Invoice Portal Administrator's Guide.

  • The direct link to the Kofax Invoice Portal new features description is available on the Product Documentation page.

September 19, 2021

  • The Kofax Invoice Portal header is updated according to the UX standards. For more information about the header updates, see the corresponding topics for member users and member administrators.

  • The invoice PDF file generated from Invoice Portal includes the address line above the zip-code.

July 24, 2021

  • In Invoice > Create new, under the Invoice lines section, the Unit field drop-down list has improved to include the advanced search by code, format, and description. Also, the drop-down list displays all units available for the selected recipient, along with the formats these units refer to.
  • In Settings > Sending, under Invoice sending settings, when setting up the units of measurement for your invoices imported to Kofax Invoice Portal, in Unit translation, you can replace the original value with the appropriate unit value.

  • When registering a new Invoice Portal member, you are required to fill in the Type field for Party identifiers in the Organization details section.

  • In Settings > Receiving, you can now select Disable automatic acceptance of invoices to never automatically accept faulty invoices. For more information about this option, see Incoming invoice rejection and Rejected.

June 20, 2021

  • On an invoice generated as PDF file, Invoice Portal displays the buyer address if no recipient address is available.

May 22, 2021

  • In Invoice > Sent > Invoices, Kofax Invoice Portal displays the status of invoices sent from ReadSoft Online.

March 31, 2021

  • Kofax Invoice Portal includes support for the following e-invoicing formats:
    • TEAPPSXML 3.0

    • Finvoice 3.0

      Invoice Portal introduces the new FINVOICE format. As a result, incoming invoices in any supported format (including FINVOICE 3.01) can be sent in the FINVOICE 3.01 format.

    • xRechnung

      This option allows sending invoices in the xRehnung format from Invoice Portal.

  • According to legal requirements of some countries, invoices for certain receivers must be registered in Peppol. Kofax Invoice Portal Administrator can configure Invoice Portal member accounts to loop invoices through the Peppol network if required by invoice receivers.

  • Kofax Invoice Portal detects error causes, such as incorrect FTP credentials, and reports these error conditions to a user. If an error occurs, Kofax Invoice Portal prompts a user to change the credentials or take another required action to prevent subsequent errors.

  • Rejected emails with invoice attachments are now monitored by Kofax Invoice Portal. The member administrators are notified about such issues and receive the detailed information about the cause of the email rejection. Therefore, users are able to troubleshoot their problems with receiving invoices.

  • Kofax Invoice Portal supports single sign-on using the ReadSoft Online authentication. To go directly from the ReadSoft Online site to the Kofax Invoice Portal site without a prompt to enter credentials, a ReadSoft Online user can click Open Invoice Portal.

  • Kofax Invoice Portal uses API to upload supplier data from another business system or Kofax product, such as ReadSoft Online or AP Agility, to the Invoice Portal member account. Go to Suppliers > Summary and click Upload from ReadSoft Online to request the supplier data to be uploaded from ReadSoft Online.

  • On the Suppliers > Summary page, view the list of added suppliers that use e-invoicing. You can invite these suppliers to start sending e-invoices to your organization. For more information, see Summary.

  • Kofax Invoice Portal is updated to conform to the Kofax UX standards.

  • You can locate the online help for the product by clicking the help icon in Invoice Portal or by visiting the Product Documentation site: https://docshield.kofax.com/Portal/Products/InvoicePortal/InvoicePortal.htm