InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Postal address / Payee” · UBL-CR-272

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cac:PostalAddress in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for postal address under “payee”.

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:PayeeParty/cac:PostalAddress.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cac:PostalAddress 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:PayeeParty/cac:PostalAddress returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-272 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged postal address under “payee”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cac:PostalAddress under “payee”. 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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