Policy Checking

Manually checking a policy application against other documents for accuracy is a time-consuming process. Small differences can be easy to miss but can have a tremendous impact on your clients and your organization. Save time and reduce the risk of error by using the Policy Checking action to identify differences between documents automatically. Then review the Policy Checking Results to examine these differences in detail and determine whether and how to act on them. To use this functionality, your organization must have a Policy Checking subscription, and you must have a Coupa account. For information on how to use Policy Checking effectively and how it can improve your policy comparison workflows, see the Policy Checking FAQ.

  1. Locate the account and access the Attachments area.
  2. Up to 10,000 attachments for the selected entity display in the list below the search bar. Change the attachments that display in the list if necessary.
  1. Select the appropriate attachment(s) in the list. Hold the [Ctrl] or [Shift] key while clicking to-select multiple attachments. You can also select additional attachments later in this workflow if necessary.

    The following attachment file types are compatible with Policy Checking:
  • PDF
  • TXT
  • DOC
  • DOCM
  • DOCX
  • RTF
  • TIFF
  • TIF
  • JPG
  • JPEG
  • BMP
  • PNG
  • CSV
  • XLS
  • XLSX
  • XLSM
  • XLSB
  • DCX
  • PCX
  • HTM
  • HTML
  • ODT

Convert any attachments in an unsupported file type to one of the file types listed above before comparing them.

Note: To perform a policy check, you must have a valid email address associated to your employee account in Employee Detail.

  1. Once you have selected at least one attachment for comparison, do one of the following:
  2. The Policy Checking screen displays with a list of selected attachments. Enter a detailed Description of the Policy Check to identify it easily. This is a required field.
  3. Make changes to your attachment selections if necessary.
  4. Assign a Policy document type to each attachment.
    1. Select an attachment in the list.
    2. Select a Policy document type from the dropdown menu below the list. You must designate one attachment as the Policy. This is the attachment to which all other attachments will be compared. Duplicate Policy document types are allowed for all attachments except the Policy.
  5. When you have assigned Policy document types to all attachments, click Finish to submit the attachments to Policy Checking for comparison. A notification will display when the comparison is ready for you to review. For instructions on reviewing the comparison, see Policy Checking Results.