InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Start time / Invoicing period” · UBL-CR-012

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cbc:StartTime in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for start time under “invoicing period”.

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 cac:InvoicePeriod/cbc:StartTime.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cbc:StartTime 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 cac:InvoicePeriod/cbc:StartTime returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-012 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged start time under “invoicing period”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cbc:StartTime under “invoicing period”. The corrected export omits that element from the affected section.

UBL

cac:InvoicePeriod/cbc:StartTime

Fails the rule
<cbc:StartTime>09:30:00</cbc:StartTime>

Corrected
<!-- optional element omitted -->

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

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