Document and approval workflows · Azure
Every figure traceable to its source document.
A workspace designed for procurement teams handling vendor agreements, purchase orders, invoices, and approvals. It connects document viewing, extracted information, search, and a recorded human decision.
A possible implementation uses Nuxt · FastAPI · Azure SQL. Illustrative example, not a client engagement.
Vendor agreement · source
1. Services are delivered per the attached schedule.
2. Payment is due within forty-five (45) days of invoice receipt.
3. Either party may terminate with thirty (30) days written notice.
Extracted fields · invoice
Who it serves
- ▸Analysts reviewing invoices and agreements
- ▸Approvers who need context before deciding
- ▸Finance and legal teams who need an audit trail
The operational challenge
Invoices, purchase orders, and contracts live in different places. Checking one against another is manual, and the reasoning behind an approval is rarely recorded.
A guided product journey
- 01
A document enters the queue
The review queue shows assigned documents, due dates, status, and priority.
- 02
Fields are extracted, one item flagged
The system extracts key fields and identifies a potential mismatch for review.
- 03
The analyst checks the source
Source document beside extracted fields, with supporting contract language highlighted.
- 04
Resolve or comment
The analyst resolves the mismatch or returns it for correction with a comment.
- 05
A visible approval flow
The item moves through approval with decision history always in view.
Capabilities
Review queue
Assigned documents, due dates, status, priority
Document workspace
Source document beside extracted fields
Match review
Invoice, PO, and vendor information compared
Contract library
Search, versions, vendor grouping, key dates
Question panel
Answers linked to supporting passages
Approval flow
Comments, decisions, return for correction
Audit view
Who changed or approved what, and when
Applied AI
- ▸Extract key fields from invoices and agreements.
- ▸Identify potential mismatches for review.
- ▸Search contracts by meaning as well as keyword.
- ▸Answer a question from the available documents, with a link to the relevant passage.
The reviewer can always inspect the original document beside an AI-produced answer. The decision is theirs and is recorded.
How the system is designed
Experience
- Nuxt frontend
Services
- FastAPI services
- Azure AI Document Intelligence
- Azure AI Search + language model
Data
- Azure SQL (workflow data)
- Azure Blob Storage (source files)
- ▸Answers are generated from retrieved passages, so each one carries a link to its source.
- ▸Workflow state lives in a relational store, separate from the search index.
- ▸Hosting and access controls are chosen during project scoping.
Where people stay in control
- ▸Source always visible next to AI output
- ▸Return-for-correction path on every approval
- ▸Audit view of every change and decision
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