InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Despatch contact / Seller” · UBL-CR-198

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cac:DespatchContact in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for despatch contact under “seller”.

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:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:DespatchContact.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cac:DespatchContact 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:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:DespatchContact returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-198 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged despatch contact under “seller”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cac:DespatchContact under “seller”. The corrected export omits that element from the affected section.

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

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