Receive XML invoices from 50+ suppliers via SFTP, validate and transform automatically, and deliver to your ERP.
A mid-size manufacturing company receives XML invoices from over 50 suppliers. Each supplier has its own SFTP credentials and uploads invoices on its own schedule. The finance team needs every invoice validated against the company schema, transformed into the ERP's native format, and posted to SAP — all without manual intervention.
Today, a shared FTP server with a single login means any supplier can see other suppliers' files. There is no audit trail showing who uploaded what and when. A nightly batch job picks up files and attempts to transform them, but malformed invoices slip through and cause posting errors that take hours to diagnose.
The finance team wants real-time processing with email notifications that include direct download links, so they can review exceptions immediately instead of waiting for the next morning's error report.
Stylus SFTP Server isolates each supplier into its own home directory, authenticates against Active Directory, and fires a webhook the instant an upload completes. The XPS pipeline validates, transforms, and posts to SAP in real time.
Three configuration files turn Stylus SFTP Server into a fully automated B2B invoice ingestion gateway.
Each supplier gets its own LDAP-authenticated home directory. No supplier can see or access another supplier's files. Credentials managed centrally in Active Directory.
Webhooks fire the instant an upload completes. The XPS pipeline validates and transforms the invoice in seconds, not hours. No more overnight batch jobs.
Email notifications with direct download links let the AP team review invoices as they arrive. Validation errors trigger separate alerts so exceptions are caught immediately.
Every upload, download, and login is recorded to four parallel audit sinks: database, log file, syslog, and webhook. Meet SOX and internal compliance requirements with zero effort.
