InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Accounting cost code” · UBL-CR-010

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cbc:AccountingCostCode in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for accounting cost 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:AccountingCostCode.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cbc:AccountingCostCode 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:AccountingCostCode returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-010 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged accounting cost code under “document header”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

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

UBL

cbc:AccountingCostCode

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

Corrected
<!-- optional element omitted -->

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

Validate a file