1.Monitors new collections email
Integrate Gmail, email routing, and extraction tools to capture the incoming email subject and pass attachment placeholders to later steps.
Send second notice invoice email with PDF attachment
Automatically detect collections-marked email arrivals across Gmail and deliver second-notice invoice drafts. Create and update when invoice numbers match, invoice data is found, or line items renderβso you can generate a PDF, populate the invoice, and draft the collection email without manual follow-up.
How this automation accelerates second notice collections
When collections-labeled emails arrive without a ready second notice, delays can stall collections follow-up. This automation extracts invoice references, retrieves invoice header and line items, generates a populated PDF in Google Docs, and creates a draft collection emailβso your team can issue notices faster.
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2.Extracts invoice reference number
Integrate Formatter by Zapier and text parsing tools to transform the captured email subject and to extract the invoice reference variable.
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3.Finds invoice header by reference
Integrate SQL Server and database queries to use the invoice reference variable to return invoice header fields and metadata.
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4.Fetches invoice lines by reference
Integrate SQL Server and invoice line lookups to query invoice line items and map them into an items payload.
5.Transforms items into template fields
Integrate Code by Zapier and templating helpers to convert invoice items JSON into fields for quantity, pricing, and totals.
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6.Creates PDF invoice from template
Integrate Google Docs and document templates to create a populated document and export a PDF file URL for attachment.
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