InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Separate buyer party” · UBL-CR-294

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cac:BuyerCustomerParty in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for separate buyer party under “document header”.

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:BuyerCustomerParty.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cac:BuyerCustomerParty 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:BuyerCustomerParty returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-294 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged separate buyer party under “document header”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cac:BuyerCustomerParty under “document header”. 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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