InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Buyer contact / Buyer” · UBL-CR-264

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

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

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:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:BuyerContact.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cac:BuyerContact 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:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:BuyerContact returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-264 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged buyer contact under “buyer”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cac:BuyerContact under “buyer”. 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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