Split and rename invoices automatically

Your vendors send combined invoice packets. Lido splits each packet by invoice, reads the vendor name and invoice number, and names every file so it’s ready for your ERP or approval workflow.

  • Splits by invoice. A 30-page PDF with 8 invoices becomes 8 separate files. Lido detects where one invoice ends and the next begins.
  • Names by content. Each file gets named with the vendor, invoice number, and date. No one types a filename.
  • Routes to your system. Named invoices go to vendor subfolders, your ERP import queue, or an approval workflow. Every batch, automatically.
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How invoice splitting and renaming works in Lido

Most AP teams receive invoices in bulk — a vendor sends one PDF with multiple invoices, a scanner produces a stack of mixed documents, or an email has several attachments that need to be separated and filed. Here’s what happens when they hit Lido:

1. Invoices arrive

Combined PDFs land in a shared inbox, a watched folder, or get uploaded directly. Lido picks them up automatically — no one needs to open them first.

2. Lido finds the invoice boundaries

Each page gets read. Lido detects where one invoice ends and the next begins — by header changes, by vendor name shifts, or by page-level content patterns. A 30-page PDF with 8 invoices becomes 8 separate files.

3. Each invoice gets named

Lido reads the vendor name, invoice number, date, and amount from every split document. Files get named consistently: Acme_Corp_INV-2024-0847_2024-03-15.pdf. No one types a filename.

4. Named invoices route to the right place

Each file goes where it needs to go. Into a vendor subfolder, into your ERP’s import queue, or into an approval workflow. The routing rules run on every batch.

What changes for your AP team with Lido

Today

Someone opens a combined PDF, scrolls through to find each invoice, splits it manually, reads the vendor name and invoice number, types a filename, saves to the right folder. Multiply by every vendor packet that arrives this week. It’s hours of work that doesn’t require judgment — just attention.

With Lido

Vendor packets arrive. Split invoices appear in the right folders with the right names. Your team reviews instead of types. The same rules handle every vendor’s format without per-vendor configuration.

Invoice formats Lido handles

Combined vendor packets

One PDF with multiple invoices from the same vendor. Lido splits by invoice boundary.

Mixed scanner output

A stack of invoices from different vendors scanned into one file. Lido identifies each vendor and splits accordingly.

Email attachments

Vendors who send multiple invoices as one attachment. Lido processes them the same way as scanned batches.

Invoices with remittance advice

Combined invoice + remittance docs. Lido separates the invoice from supporting documents and names each correctly.

Accounts Payable

Your vendors won’t change how they send invoices. Lido handles it anyway.

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How AP teams use Lido for this

ERP import

Split and name for batch upload

Your ERP expects one invoice per file with a specific naming convention. Lido splits and renames to match, ready for import.

Approval routing

Split and route by amount

Invoices over $10K go to the controller, under $10K to the AP clerk. Lido splits, reads the total, and routes each invoice to the right approver.

Vendor filing

Split and organize by vendor

Each invoice gets named with the vendor and filed in the vendor’s subfolder. Month-end reconciliation starts with clean, organized files.

Multi-location ops

Split and distribute by location

A corporate AP team receives invoices for 20 locations in one batch. Lido splits, reads the ship-to address, and routes each invoice to the right location’s queue.