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# How Do I Process E-Invoices?

E-invoices received through [your e-invoice subscription](/ap-automation/charted-configuration/invoice-ai/creating-an-e-invoice-subscription.md) are processed through the same Bills Inbox as standard PDF invoices — no separate workflow is required. When a supplier routes an e-invoice to your entity, it appears in the inbox automatically and is ready for review. The document name will identify it as an e-invoice so you can distinguish it from scanned PDFs at a glance.

### Steps

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### Open the Bills Inbox

From the NetSuite navigation bar, open the **Charted** menu, hover over **AP Automation**, and select **Home**. In the left sidebar, select **Bills Inbox**.
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### Locate the e-invoice

E-invoices appear in the inbox alongside any other bills awaiting review. The document name will indicate that the bill is an e-invoice. You can use the inbox filters to narrow the list by vendor name, subsidiary, or upload date if needed.
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### Click into the invoice

Click the document name to open it. The Vendor Bill Data Capture Screen will open in a split-screen view.
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### Review the invoice details

The left panel displays a PDF representation of the e-invoice, rendered from the structured data transmitted by your supplier. Review this to confirm the invoice content — including vendor, amounts, and line items — before completing the bill.

The right panel shows the Vendor Bill form, pre-populated with the extracted invoice data. Review and adjust any fields as needed, the same way you would for a standard scanned invoice.
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### Access the XML source file

The original XML invoice file is attached to the record. You can access it from the **Communication > Files** tab on the Vendor Bill form if you need to reference the underlying structured data or retain it for compliance purposes.
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### Save the Vendor Bill

Once you have reviewed the populated fields and made any necessary adjustments, click **Save** to create the Vendor Bill in NetSuite. Saving the record will remove the invoice from the inbox.
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E-invoices are transmitted as structured XML data through the PEPPOL network. The PDF shown in the split-screen view is a visual representation of that data — it is not a separately uploaded document. The attached XML file is the authoritative source record.
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