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Claude Code mission brief: D&M France invoice verification


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Context

14 D&M France PDF invoices imported as Odoo drafts via native AI. The drafts exist but aren't reliable: quantities, prices, DEEE and early payment discounts may be wrong or missing, and the link to POs isn't guaranteed.

What was built

  • Brief MISSION_DM_FRANCE_FACTURES.md ready to hand to Claude Code
  • Documented XML-RPC queries: drafts, lines, correction, PO lookup
  • PDF ↔ draft matching logic via supplier reference
  • DEEE strategy (look for existing product) and early payment discount strategy (look for account on validated D&M invoices)
  • Safety rules: never validate, log everything, flag doubts rather than guess

What was difficult

  • PO matching is the weakest link: Odoo AI doesn't do it reliably — fallback needed (PO number → date/amount → product references)
  • DEEE and early payment discounts often absent from AI drafts (variable format)

Stack

Python, XML-RPC Odoo, Claude Code, Odoo 18 (account.move, account.move.line, purchase.order, product.product).

What this illustrates

Claude as a mission architect for Claude Code: no direct execution without an Odoo MCP, but producing a structured, complete and safe brief that lets Claude Code work autonomously on a sensitive accounting task with clear guardrails.