Ivalua Features

Users can create new contracts within the platform using built-in document creation features.

Create and access templates with to streamline contract creation, taking advantage of pre-written contract clauses and fields.

Relevant contract stakeholders can edit, compare, and revise multiple versions of contracts.

Additional information, such as images, memos, and invoices, can be attached to contracts as supplemental resources.

Internal and external users are able to collaborate on contracts through a shared web portal with messaging features.

Contract approvals processes can be streamlined, so that departmental workflows are integrated logically into the system.

Receive notifications and schedule reminders with alerts according to contract milestones.

Contracts can be stored in a central online repository with built in search capabilities.

The contract management platform can integrate with CRM software to associate contracts with customer records, and with CPQ software to feed calculated quote details into the contract.

Enable standard and ad hoc reports of contract statuses and timelines, and access live overviews of contract activities.

Track usage per company, custom time period, or contract

Track payments received for products that haven't be delivered yet

Recognition rules to accrue revenue on a daily or monthly basis

Consolidates procurement data from multiple systems such as ERP systems and supply chain suites.

Define rules and workflows that managers can use to approve different kinds of spending.

Align spending across various departments such as procurement and accounting.

Provide standard spend KPIs that can be customized by users.

Use historical spend data to create benchmarks per company or department.

Provide forecasts on future trends that may impact spending performance.

Identify savings opportunities per activity, department, or at the company level.

Allows users to evaluate supplier performance using standard and custom KPIs.

Provide features to compare suppliers and choose the best option for various activities.

Identify potential issues and how they may impact relationships with suppliers.

Use criteria to add or remove suppliers to/from approved lists.

Manage communications with suppliers on multiple channels such as phone or email.

Capture and maintain documents related to suppliers and their products or services.

Use criteria to add or remove suppliers to/from approved lists.

Manage communications with suppliers on multiple channels such as phone or email.

Capture and maintain documents related to suppliers and their products or services.

Compare goods received with purchase orders and document variations

Create and manage supplier profiles that include contact and pricing information.

Identify the services and products provided by suppliers, as well as certifications.

Track history of all interactions and business transactions with suppliers.

Create and manage supplier profiles that include contact and pricing information.

Identify the services and products provided by suppliers, as well as certifications.

Track history of all interactions and business transactions with suppliers.

Manage workflows and business processes for procurement.

Provide standard procurement contracts that can be customized.

Maintain a repository of content such as catalogs and other documents.

Define requisition rules for various types of procurement.

Manage workflows and business processes for procurement.

Provide standard procurement contracts that can be customized.

Maintain a repository of content such as catalogs and other documents.

Define requisition rules for various types of procurement

Identify and assess suppliers for different products and services.

Create and manage purchase orders for products and services.

Include features for procurement invoicing and e-invoicing.

Identify and assess suppliers for different products and services.

Electronically create and manage purchase orders for products and services.

Include features for procurement invoicing and e-invoicing.

Improve visibility into procurement activities across the company.

Monitor the performance of procurement operations.

Analyze procurement spending and identify future trends.

Provide benchmarking options for comparison with peers

Include standard spending KPIs that can be customized

Deliver reports for compliance purposes

Analysis that identifies errors in AP processes such as duplicate payments, anomalies, and fraud

Improve visibility into procurement activities across the company.

Monitor the performance of procurement operations

Analyze procurement spending and identify future trends.

Track invoices based on due dates to identify overdue payments

Monitor KPIs such as time to process an invoice or erroneous payments

Consolidate information from multiple sources or multiple entities

Classify information by category, supplier, or supplier

Integrate with external sources for market intelligence

Integrates with ERP systems general ledgers for transfering of AP transaction data

Ability to cleanse and consolidate AP data

Provide features to capture and record invoices, such as import or scanning

Allow suppliers to submit invoices using an online portal

Deliver a central repository of AP documents, such as POs and invoices

Allows users to evaluate supplier performance using standard and custom KPIs.

Provide features to compare suppliers and choose the best option for various activities.

Identify potential issues and how they may impact relationships with suppliers.

Ability to match AP invoices to POs, contracts, or payments

Identify incomplete or late supplier payments

Include workflows for approvals and invoice processing

Comply with local and global tax regulations for collections

Electronically submit invoices to buyers

Provide integration with accounting and financial management software

Integrate with payment gateways and enterprise payments software

Deliver integrations with accounting modules of ERP systems

Allow integration with procurement software, such as Procure To Pay, RFP and Spend Management

Approve, reject, or query historical payment transactions to identify anomalies

Recover overpayments, duplicate payments, or unused credits from suppliers

Constantly evaluate AP transactions to optimize workflows

Improves management oversight by reconciling external data against internal transaction data

Strengthens process controls by using analysis to proactively reduce errors before they happen and detect fraud risk

Online credit card number that can be instantly sent to employees and used for secure, one-time purchases

Online credit card number that can be instantly sent to employees and used for secure, recurring payments, such as subscriptions or services

Physical credit cards used by employees for various expenses that allow management to monitor spending and budgets

Report on spend transactions as they happen in real time

Reports that allow the user to sort and filter by vendor, team, GL, department, etc.

The ability to export reports in various formats, such as excel, CSV, and Google Sheets

Report on and track spending against budgets

Include reporting templates for activities such as audits and vendor evaluation.

Consolidate data from multiple systems that manage supplier information.

Provide a 360 view of suppliers which can be shared with internal or external users.

Pay vendors through a dashboard or portal and maintain vendor payment information

Manage and execute recurring payments, such as subscriptions, services, utilities, etc.

Reimburse an employee for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee within the employee's scope of employment

Allows for the electronic transfer of funds between banks

Real-time notifications for fraudulant and/or duplicate spending

Individual, unique cards for each vendor to help manage duplicate and overpayments

Control spend limits, expiration dates, and lock and unlock stolen or lost cards

Users can assign scores to suppliers based on the estimated risk of doing business with them.

Utilize artificial intelligence to analyze third party risks.

Review vendor contracts and profiles to ensure compliance with regulation and internal policies.

Manage and enforce internal policies related to vendor risk management and controls.

Provide workflows to mitigate risk and escalate issues proactively.

Track vendor performance using supplier data such as a history of transactions and contracts.

Send alerts and notifications when corrective actions are needed to address supplier risk.

Perform ongoing due diligence activities to auto calculate overall risk for each vendor.

Provides a centralized library containing product data.

Enables users to assign custom categories to products.

Creates and manages product catalogs.

Assists with maintaining compliance with controlled processes, automated tracking, and audit trails.

Identifies revenue opportunities by providing better visibility into spend data, improving supplier relationships, streamlining procurement processes, and identifying cost savings opportunities

Provides organizations with the tools and data they need to negotiate contracts more effectively, such as data analysis, collaboration, and contract management.

Increases spend visibility into pricing and unintended or excessive use of discounts or promotions by customers.

Identifies noncompliant spending, fraud, and other activity outside of company policy.

Analyzes spending patterns and identifies areas to reduce costs.

Provides a dashboard for searching and reporting on contracts and projects.

Manages contracts in a single, online central repository.

Manages the entire contract lifecycle process by providing visibility into projects and allocating resources across sourcing initiatives.

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Notifies users of pending approvals with alerts and notifications

Allows for predefined approval workflows based on roles, departments, or spending limits

Automates the creation, submission, and approval of purchase requisitions

Monitors supplier compliance to guidelines and standards while also managing risks

Provides tools for suppllier onboarding and assessing their performance

Maintains a repository for storing and organizing supplier details

Uses tools for examining expenditures and generation reports to identify trends

Provides real-time insight into procurement costs within categories, departments or projects

Uses risk assessment tools for identifying potential supplier or contract risks

Automates the enforcement of procurement policies, regulatory requirements, and compliance checks

Creates audit trails and reporting for transparency and accountability

Provides onditional routing for purchase approvals, contract reviews, and supplier selection

Allows for flexible workflow configurations to suit specific business needs

Adjusts approval processes based on project, department, or spending thresholds

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Recommends optimal suppliers using AI models based on historical sourcing outcomes and performance.

Executes sourcing decisions and actions autonomously based on goals, constraints, and learned policies.

Improves sourcing recommendations over time using feedback loops and historical event data.

Automatically invites qualified suppliers to sourcing events based on matching criteria.

Enhances supplier profiles with third-party or internal data such as risk, diversity, and financial metrics.

Identifies and recommends relevant suppliers based on category, geography, risk, and past performance data.

Optimizes sourcing outcomes across multiple competing objectives using AI-driven models.

Simulates alternative sourcing outcomes to compare trade-offs across different award strategies.

Provides transparent reasoning and justification behind AI-generated sourcing decisions or recommendations.

Evaluates supplier bids and generates optimized award scenarios based on cost and constraints.

Identifies sourcing opportunities using spend analysis and pattern recognition.

Forecasts sourcing outcomes and risks using predictive analytics models.

Automatically generates RFx events based on intake data, historical events, or predefined rules.

Captures sourcing requests through guided workflows that structure demand and trigger sourcing processes.

Generates RFx documents, line items, and requirements using generative AI based on category and historical data.

Interprets unstructured user requests and converts them into structured sourcing events using NLP.

Automates sourcing event steps including approvals, supplier invitations, and timeline management.