InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Attention indicator / Tax representative” · UBL-CR-297

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cbc:MarkAttentionIndicator in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for attention indicator under “tax representative”.

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:TaxRepresentativeParty/cbc:MarkAttentionIndicator.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cbc:MarkAttentionIndicator 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:TaxRepresentativeParty/cbc:MarkAttentionIndicator returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-297 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged attention indicator under “tax representative”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cbc:MarkAttentionIndicator under “tax representative”. The corrected export omits that element from the affected section.

UBL

cac:TaxRepresentativeParty/cbc:MarkAttentionIndicator

Fails the rule
<cbc:MarkAttentionIndicator>true</cbc:MarkAttentionIndicator>

Corrected
<!-- optional element omitted -->

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

Validate a file