Disputes

Turn discrepancies into resolved disputes.

One discrepancy. One case. One documented path.

Donnerstag turns a verification discrepancy into a managed dispute with the financial impact, reason, evidence, owner and next action attached, and carries it through resolution rather than leaving it between systems and inboxes.

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One case, with everything attached.

The disputed amount, the applicable rule, the reason, the owner and the evidence, all on one record.

Illustrative case
Source documents
Invoice
Contract
Email
One caseAwaiting evidence
Rate mismatch
Invoice rate differs from agreed terms.
Disputed amount
€240.00
Applicable rule
Agreed contract rate
Owner
Accounts Payable
Next action
Request supporting evidence

Create, manage, resolve.

A discrepancy becomes structured work rather than an email thread.

01

Create the case

A discrepancy becomes a structured case with the financial impact, reason, applicable rule and evidence already connected.

02

Manage the work

Assign an owner, track status and drive the next action across the resolution path.

03

Resolve and record

Carry the dispute to a documented outcome, preserving who decided, under which rule and on what evidence.

Prioritized by what is at stake.

Supplier and customer cases in one queue, ranked by financial impact and age.

Open cases

Value in dispute

Past SLA

Sorted by exposure

Case

Counterparty

Disputed

Age

Stage

41d

Escalated

22d

Awaiting evidence

14d

Response received

9d

Approved

3d

Raised

The whole case, summarized for you.

The system summarizes what happened and why, with every document, record and proof attached, so no one rebuilds the story from scratch.

Illustrative case
Source documents
01
Invoice
02
Contract
03
Email
Case summarySummarized
Rate mismatch
01Invoice rate differs from agreed terms.[1]
02Agreed contract rate[2]
03Request supporting evidence[3]
Evidence stays attached

What happened, in one read

The system states the discrepancy, the rule it breaks and the amount at stake, without anyone reconstructing it.

Every document attached

Invoice, purchase order, receipt, contract clause, rate card and correspondence sit on the case itself.

The proof, linked to the claim

Each piece of evidence is tied to the specific line it supports, so the argument is ready to send.

Full history preserved

Owner, status, prior actions and approvals stay on the case from first flag to final outcome.

Cases arrive typed and quantified.

With the evidence that supports the challenge already gathered.

Unsupported

Charge without basis

A surcharge or fee appears with no support in the contract or rate card.

Resolution:

Challenge the charge with the clause and rate card attached.

Variance

Quantity under-delivery

The invoice bills more than the receipt confirms was delivered.

Resolution:

Dispute the balance with the goods receipt as evidence.

Duplicate

Duplicate charge

The same charge appears twice across invoices or periods.

Resolution:

Reject the duplicate and reference the original document.

Rate

Rate mismatch

The applied rate differs from the agreed commercial terms.

Resolution:

Recover the difference once the resolution confirms it is owed.

How a case reaches resolution and write-back.

Select an action to see what it does, and the authority it runs under.

01

Open

Create the case with impact and rule attached.

02

Evidence

Gather the documents that support the claim.

03

Challenge

Notify the counterparty with the argument.

04

Approve

Route the decision to the right authority.

05

Write back

Post the outcome and preserve the trail.

Act on the case

Request

Request evidence

Ask the counterparty or internal owner for the document the case still needs, tracked to a due date.

Result

The ask is logged on the case instead of sitting in an inbox.

Authority

Suggested

Request

Request evidence

Ask the counterparty or internal owner for the document the case still needs, tracked to a due date.

Result

The ask is logged on the case instead of sitting in an inbox.

Authority

Suggested

Challenge

Challenge the charge

Reject the disputed amount and notify the counterparty with the applicable rule and attached proof.

Result

The challenge goes out with full evidence, and the case advances toward recovery.

Authority

Approve first

Challenge

Challenge the charge

Reject the disputed amount and notify the counterparty with the applicable rule and attached proof.

Result

The challenge goes out with full evidence, and the case advances toward recovery.

Authority

Approve first

Route up

Escalate

Route the case to the next authority level when it exceeds a threshold or stalls past its SLA.

Result

Ownership moves up with the full history intact, nothing stalls silently.

Authority

Automatic within rule

Route up

Escalate

Route the case to the next authority level when it exceeds a threshold or stalls past its SLA.

Result

Ownership moves up with the full history intact, nothing stalls silently.

Authority

Automatic within rule

Accept

Accept and close

Accept the counterparty position where the evidence supports it and close the case.

Result

The case closes with the reason, approver and evidence recorded.

Authority

Approve first

Accept

Accept and close

Accept the counterparty position where the evidence supports it and close the case.

Result

The case closes with the reason, approver and evidence recorded.

Authority

Approve first

Recover

Recover the amount

Pursue the disputed value back once the resolution confirms it is owed.

Result

The amount is claimed and tracked until money returns.

Authority

Approve first

Recover

Recover the amount

Pursue the disputed value back once the resolution confirms it is owed.

Result

The amount is claimed and tracked until money returns.

Authority

Approve first

Resolved, then written back.

Once the case closes, the outcome posts back to your ERP with the rule, decision, approver and evidence preserved behind it.

Case resolved

Outcome recorded

Approval attached

Posted to ERP

Audit trail kept

See every open case. Drill to any dispute.

An overview of disputes at operation level, then open to the case, reason, evidence and decision behind every figure.

Open cases

Value in dispute

Past SLA

Sorted by exposure

Case

Counterparty

Disputed

Age

Stage

41d

Escalated

22d

Awaiting evidence

14d

Response received

9d

Approved

3d

Raised

Keep every case answerable.

Know what is disputed, why, and what happens next.

What is disputed?

The affected item and financial lines.

Why is it disputed?

The discrepancy and applicable rule.

How much is at stake?

The financial impact of the case.

What supports it?

The relevant records and documents.

Who owns it?

The responsible person or workflow.

How did it end?

The documented final outcome.

What dispute management gains

Disputes stall when no one owns them. These are the outcomes the operation is built to produce.

Resolve disputes faster

Give each case the reason, evidence, financial impact, owner and next action required to move it forward.

Work more discrepancies

Make it practical to pursue items that previously received little attention because handling took too much manual effort.

Stronger counterparty conversations

Work from a structured case containing the amount, rationale and evidence instead of reconstructing the issue across systems.

Nothing lost between teams

Cases carry a clear owner and status, so disputes do not stall in inboxes and handovers.

Consistent resolution paths

Reason codes and workflows follow your policy, so similar disputes resolve the same way every time.

Traceable outcomes

Every resolution preserves who decided, under which rule and on what evidence.

Discrepancies start in verification.

Every dispute case originates from a flagged line in Invoice Verification, arriving with its rule, amount and evidence attached.

Start with one operation

Your operations. Run tailored.

We go deep on how the operation runs, build it around your reality, and hand it back running as software.

Start with one operation

Your operations. Run tailored.

We go deep on how the operation runs, build it around your reality, and hand it back running as software.

Start with one operation

Your operations. Run tailored.

We go deep on how the operation runs, build it around your reality, and hand it back running as software.