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Process Mining user guide

Last updated Apr 23, 2026

Menu Compliance

Compliance - Maverick Buying​

The Compliance menu contains the Maverick buying dashboard. Maverick buying is defined as the number of purchase order items that were processed outside the regular Purchase-to-Pay process without involvement of the Procurement department.

Compliance - Maverick buying is the dashboard where you can analyze your process regarding maverick buying. It enables you to analyze purchase order items labeled with one or more maverick buying tag.

Note:

Purchase order items of purchase orders that were created within the selected period are displayed.

See the illustration below.

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KPIs​

Below is a description of the KPI's displayed at the top of the Compliance - Maverick buying dashboard.

If you click on a KPI, the corresponding metric is selected in the Where does maverick buying occur? dashboard item.

KPIDescription
Maverick buying valueTotal value of the purchase order items involved in maverick buying.
Percentage maverick buyingThe percentage of purchase order items that were processed outside the regular Purchase-to-Pay process.
PO items with maverick buyingThe number of purchase order items that were processed outside the regular Purchase-to-Pay process.
Total PO itemsThe total number of purchase order items.

Maverick Buying tags​

Below is a description of the predefined tags for maverick buying.

TagIndicates that the...
Goods delivered before PO item creationgoods were delivered before a purchase order item was created.
Goods delivered before PO approvalgoods were delivered before a purchase order was approved.
Goods delivered without PO approvalgoods were delivered for a purchase order that was not approved.
Invoice received before PO item creationinvoice was received before a purchase order item was created.
Invoice received before PO approvalinvoice was received before a purchase order was approved.
Invoice received without PO approvalinvoice was received for a purchase order that was not approved.
Unreasonably quick goods deliverygoods were delivered within 2 hours after the purchase order was approved.
Unreasonably quick invoice receivedinvoice was received within 2 hours after the purchase order was approved.

Root cause analysis​

The Analysis - Root cause analysis dashboard enables you to analyze the behavior of purchase order items that have particular tags in more detail. When you click on the Root cause analysis icon in the header of the Where does maverick buying occur? dashboard item the Analysis - Root cause analysis dashboard will be displayed with a predefined filter to analyze maverick buying.

See the illustration below.

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When you click on the Back icon in the What influences the selection? dashboard item in the Root cause analysis dashboard, you will return to the Compliance - Maverick buying dashboard.

Metrics​

You can create various different contexts by selecting different groupings from the drop-down list. The metric selector enables you to select different metrics. Below is a description of the metrics that can be used to analyze the purchase items regarding the selected grouping.

MetricDescription
Number of itemsThe number of unique purchase order items, for purchase orders that were created within the selected period, that are processed outside the regular Purchase-to-Pay process, i.e. have a maverick buying tag.
Percentage of itemsThe percentage of purchase order items, for purchase orders that were created within the selected period, that are processed outside the regular Purchase-to-Pay process, i.e. have a maverick buying tag.
Avg. value (ordered)The average value of the purchase order items, for purchase orders that were created within the selected period, that are processed outside the regular Purchase-to-Pay process, i.e. have a maverick buying tag.
Total value (ordered)Sum of the value of the purchase order items, for purchase orders that were created within the selected period, that are processed outside the regular Purchase-to-Pay process, i.e. have a maverick buying tag.

Maverick buying process​

The process graph displays the process for purchase order items that are tagged as maverick buying.

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Viewing the process based on a different metric​

By default the process graph displays the maverick buying process based on the number of case.Follow these steps to select a different metric for the process graph.

StepAction
1Click on the Displayed metrics icon in the process graph.
2Select a different metric from the list of available metrics.

See the illustration below.

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Submitting automation ideas​

When you identify a step in the Purchase-to-Pay process that might reduce maverick buying when it would be automated, you can send a request to automate the activity to UiPath Automation Hub. You can do this directly from the process graph. See Sending Automation Ideas to UiPath Automation Hub for more information.

Note:

This function is only available if UiPath Process Mining is set up for integration with UiPath Automation Hub.

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