InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Customer reference / Order reference” · UBL-CR-020

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cbc:CustomerReference in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for customer reference under “order reference”.

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:OrderReference/cbc:CustomerReference.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cbc:CustomerReference 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:OrderReference/cbc:CustomerReference returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-020 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged customer reference under “order reference”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cbc:CustomerReference under “order reference”. The corrected export omits that element from the affected section.

UBL

cac:OrderReference/cbc:CustomerReference

Fails the rule
<cbc:CustomerReference>Example</cbc:CustomerReference>

Corrected
<!-- optional element omitted -->

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

Validate a file