InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Issue time / Contract reference” · UBL-CR-097

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cbc:IssueTime in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for issue time under “contract 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:ContractDocumentReference/cbc:IssueTime.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cbc:IssueTime 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:ContractDocumentReference/cbc:IssueTime returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-097 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged issue time under “contract reference”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

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

UBL

cac:ContractDocumentReference/cbc:IssueTime

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

Corrected
<!-- optional element omitted -->

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

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