If the hard part is turning supplier PDFs into something Epicor or Eclipse can actually work with, Useful Patch gives you the extraction layer first. Upload the invoice, get structured CSV or JSON, then feed your import or API workflow with less manual cleanup.
Try invoice extraction free → Get API access for £29/mo →built for AP teams, Epicor partners, and invoice automation consultants who need a cleaner payload, not more OCR chaos
Epicor and Eclipse buyers rarely complain that they have too little ERP. They complain that document intake is messy, test payloads are vague, and AP invoice import turns into a month of avoidable sludge.
Invoices arrive by email, scan, portal export, or phone photo. Before you can even debug Epicor, you need the data in a sane shape.
Teams often have endpoint docs but not a dependable sample payload. Useful Patch gives you consistent fields and line items to map from.
When invoice import stalls, somebody ends up keying totals and lines by hand. That is the bit worth killing first.
Use it before the ERP layer, not instead of it.
Pull supplier name, invoice number, dates, totals, tax, and line items from PDFs, scans, and image attachments.
Download the structured result or call the API so your Epicor import, middleware, or consultant has a stable input shape.
Use the cleaner payload in your AP import routine, custom adapter, or integration script instead of parsing raw invoice text every time.
This is the narrow job Useful Patch is good at.
| Need | What usually goes wrong | What Useful Patch gives you |
|---|---|---|
| invoice intake | PDFs and scans are inconsistent, so teams start debugging OCR and ERP issues at the same time | one extraction layer that returns the same field set each run |
| line item mapping | totals are easy, but line rows, tax, and descriptions still need manual cleanup | row level CSV and JSON with quantities, prices, tax, and descriptions |
| consulting scoping | the project stays fuzzy because nobody has a repeatable sample payload to work from | real extracted invoices you can hand to a consultant or mapper immediately |
| API proof work | teams chase auth and endpoint issues before they know whether the invoice data shape is usable | a clean payload first, so the remaining problem is import logic, not document parsing |
| cost shape | big OCR suites add portal overhead and pricing complexity when you mainly need extraction | flat monthly pricing with a live API and direct exports |
Useful Patch pulls the boring but critical bits: supplier name, invoice number, invoice date, due date, currency, subtotal, tax, total, and full line items. That means you can test your mapping logic with a real invoice payload instead of screenshots and guesswork.
Forum replies are fragile. Owned pages compound. If an Epicor buyer asks for help tonight, this page is something concrete to send that explains the lane honestly and points them straight at the free extractor or the API plan.
no. it handles document extraction before the ERP layer. Epicor still owns the downstream import, posting, and workflow.
yes in the same sense. Useful Patch gives you structured invoice data first, then you map that into your Eclipse import or API path.
yes. run a real invoice through the free extraction tool and inspect the output before you pay for anything.
the Developer plan is live at £29 per month. Send a document, get structured JSON back, and use that inside your Epicor workflow.
start with one ugly real invoice. if the extracted CSV or JSON looks usable, the rest of the integration gets a lot less fuzzy.
try free extraction → see the API page → get developer plan →