March 5, 2026 · 9 min read · By Guillaume Fernandes
Every company using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central deals with the same tedious workflow: a supplier invoice arrives (PDF, scan, or photo), someone opens it, reads the vendor name, types it into BC, adds each line item manually, enters amounts, validates totals, and posts the invoice. For a company processing 100+ invoices per month, this is a full-time job.
AI document processing changes the equation entirely. Instead of humans reading documents and typing data, AI reads the document, extracts structured data, and creates records in BC — with human oversight for accuracy.
Zentriq Document Capture is built directly into the Zentriq Agent sidebar in Business Central. The workflow is simple:
You might be thinking: “We've tried OCR before, and it was unreliable.” That's a fair concern. Traditional OCR (Optical Character Recognition) works by scanning images for text characters. It has fundamental limitations:
| Feature | Traditional OCR | AI Document Processing |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | Character recognition + templates | Semantic understanding of documents |
| Template setup | Required per vendor/layout | No templates — works on any layout |
| New vendor | Needs new template, days of setup | Works immediately, zero setup |
| Accuracy | 70-85% (depends on scan quality) | 95%+ (understands context) |
| Multi-language | Limited, language packs needed | Native — reads any language |
| Handwritten text | Unreliable | Good accuracy on clear handwriting |
| Understanding context | None — just reads characters | Understands what a “due date” or “total” means |
The key difference is that AI doesn't just see text on a page — it understands what the text means. When AI reads “Zahlbar innerhalb 30 Tagen” on a German invoice, it knows that's a 30-day payment term, even though no template told it where to look.
The primary use case. Upload invoices from any supplier in any format — AI extracts vendor, line items with quantities and prices, tax, payment terms, and due date. Creates Purchase Invoices in BC.
Photo or scan of a purchase receipt. AI extracts vendor, amounts, date, and tax. Useful for employee expenses and petty cash reconciliation.
Upload a delivery note to validate received quantities against purchase orders. AI extracts PO references, item descriptions, and quantities for matching.
Let's look at the numbers for a company processing 200 supplier invoices per month:
Net savings: CHF 3'660/month (CHF 43'920/year). The ROI is immediate and scales with volume.
Document processing in a business context raises legitimate security questions. Here's how Zentriq handles them:
Document Capture is part of the Zentriq Agent. To start processing documents:
There's a free tier to test with. Credit packs for document processing start at CHF 25 for 50 credits.
AI document processing for Business Central isn't a future concept — it's available today. If your AP team is manually typing invoice data into BC, they're spending hours on work that AI can do in seconds — with better accuracy and a full audit trail.