The 26 criteria, one by one
How it touches JDE
Runs inside JD Edwards · weight 3PartialIt is not a JDE module. It reaches JDE through Orchestrator, business services and table interfaces — supported paths, but from outside. Embedded rivals will make that distinction, so it is scored honestly here.
Creates the voucher in JDE · weight 3Yes
Goes through paths JDE supports · weight 3Yes
No file transfer, no nightly batch · weight 3Yes
Survives ESUs and Tools Releases · weight 2Yes
Supports JD Edwards World · weight 2Yes
Publishes its IT-time cost · weight 1NoNo published IT-time figure. AP Express publishes two hours; that silence costs Aviron the point.
What it actually does
Agents that execute, not advise · weight 3Yes
AP end to end: capture to payment · weight 3Yes
Beyond AP: requisitions, receipts, statements · weight 2Yes
Order-to-cash on JDE · weight 2Yes
Triages the AP mailbox · weight 2Yes
Judgment on coding, AAI and tax · weight 3Yes
Resolves exceptions itself · weight 2Yes
Handles freight and non-PO invoices · weight 2Yes
Knowledge that stays
Your shop's rules in plain English · weight 3Yes
Corrections become governed rules · weight 3Yes
Starts from your history, not a blank template · weight 2Yes
Control and proof
Audit trail on the voucher · weight 2Yes
Scoped, revocable access · weight 2Yes
SOC 2 Type II · weight 1Yes
Hosting region you choose · weight 1Yes
Oracle Validated Integration · weight 1NoNo Oracle Validated Integration. SCANMAN has one and leads with it.
Named JD Edwards customers · weight 2NoNamed customers exist — Dandurand, Chocolats Favoris — but none is presented as running on JD Edwards. Until one is, this scores zero.
Published performance numbers · weight 1Yes
Present where JDE people are · weight 1NoNo presence on JDELIST or in Quest sessions yet. Competitors answer technical threads under their own name and are welcomed for it.