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Extra UBL field “Copy indicator / Billing reference › preceding invoice reference” · UBL-CR-023

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cbc:CopyIndicator in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for copy indicator under “billing reference › preceding invoice 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:BillingReference/cac:InvoiceDocumentReference/cbc:CopyIndicator.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cbc:CopyIndicator 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:BillingReference/cac:InvoiceDocumentReference/cbc:CopyIndicator returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-023 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged copy indicator under “billing reference › preceding invoice reference”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cbc:CopyIndicator under “billing reference › preceding invoice reference”. The corrected export omits that element from the affected section.

UBL

cac:BillingReference/cac:InvoiceDocumentReference/cbc:CopyIndicator

Fails the rule
<cbc:CopyIndicator>true</cbc:CopyIndicator>

Corrected
<!-- optional element omitted -->

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

Validate a file