InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Duration / Invoicing period” · UBL-CR-014

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

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

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-014 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged duration under “invoicing period”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

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

UBL

cac:InvoicePeriod/cbc:DurationMeasure

Fails the rule
<cbc:DurationMeasure unitCode="DAY">2</cbc:DurationMeasure>

Corrected
<!-- optional element omitted -->

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

Validate a file