InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Location type code / Delivery › delivery location” · UBL-CR-355

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cbc:LocationTypeCode in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for location type code under “delivery › delivery location”.

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:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cbc:LocationTypeCode.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cbc:LocationTypeCode 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:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cbc:LocationTypeCode returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-355 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged location type code under “delivery › delivery location”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cbc:LocationTypeCode under “delivery › delivery location”. The corrected export omits that element from the affected section.

UBL

cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cbc:LocationTypeCode

Fails the rule
<cbc:LocationTypeCode>01</cbc:LocationTypeCode>

Corrected
<!-- optional element omitted -->

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

Validate a file