Lehigh University :: Finance & Administration

Tips for Successful Receipt Image Processing

When users submit receipt images by email, observe the following guidelines:

For the best quality, scan receipts in black and white. Scanning receipts in color or grayscale may adversely affect the quality of the images.
Submit receipt images in PDF format. Attachments in other formats, such as JPG, XLS, and DOC will be rejected by the CCER system.
Do not include email signature lines or logos in the PDF. They are attached as invalid file types and can cause a reject.
Include the cover sheet for the appropriate month as the first page in the PDF.
Bar codes on the cover sheet must be clear and easy to read.
Submit PDFs as attachments to a new email. Attachments embedded in a forwarded email cannot be processed.
Emails configured in non-rich text format have a better success rate.
You can submit multiple PDF attachments in a single email, but each PDF must begin with a cover sheet followed by the receipts for that statement.
We recommend total attachment size under five megabytes.