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Glossary

Three-way matching

Three-way matching is the control that compares the purchase order, the goods receipt and the supplier invoice before an invoice is approved for payment.

Where it appears in procurement

It prevents paying for goods that were not ordered or not received. It depends on the purchase order being accurate and present in the finance system.

Example

An invoice for 10,200 units is held because the PO says 10,000 and the goods receipt records 10,000.

In Complyra

Complyra's role ends at exporting an accurate purchase order into the ERP; the matching itself happens in the ERP. Accurate POs created from accepted quotations reduce mismatches.