InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Version identifier / Receipt advice reference” · UBL-CR-070

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cbc:VersionID in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for version identifier under “receipt advice 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:ReceiptDocumentReference/cbc:VersionID.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cbc:VersionID 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:ReceiptDocumentReference/cbc:VersionID returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-070 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged version identifier under “receipt advice reference”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cbc:VersionID under “receipt advice reference”. The corrected export omits that element from the affected section.

UBL

cac:ReceiptDocumentReference/cbc:VersionID

Fails the rule
<cbc:VersionID>REF-123</cbc:VersionID>

Corrected
<!-- optional element omitted -->

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

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