InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “End time / Invoicing period” · UBL-CR-013

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

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

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-013 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged end time under “invoicing period”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

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

UBL

cac:InvoicePeriod/cbc:EndTime

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

Corrected
<!-- optional element omitted -->

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

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