InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Payment currency code” · UBL-CR-008

  • Severity · Warning
  • Applies to · UBL
  • Editorial review pending

The CEN check flags the XML element cbc:PaymentCurrencyCode in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for payment currency code under “document header”.

As of

Who can correct it?

The invoicing software provider can correct the export.

How to fix it

  1. Find the entry in the UBL export at cbc:PaymentCurrencyCode.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cbc:PaymentCurrencyCode at this location. If you need the information, first check where the selected profile expects it.

Rule text and source

Paraphrase · The test reports a finding as soon as cbc:PaymentCurrencyCode returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-008 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged payment currency code under “document header”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cbc:PaymentCurrencyCode under “document header”. The corrected export omits that element from the affected section.

UBL

cbc:PaymentCurrencyCode

Fails the rule
<cbc:PaymentCurrencyCode>01</cbc:PaymentCurrencyCode>

Corrected
<!-- optional element omitted -->

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

Validate a file