InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Reference event code / Payment terms” · UBL-CR-455

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cbc:ReferenceEventCode in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for reference event code under “payment terms”.

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:PaymentTerms/cbc:ReferenceEventCode.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cbc:ReferenceEventCode 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:PaymentTerms/cbc:ReferenceEventCode returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-455 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged reference event code under “payment terms”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cbc:ReferenceEventCode under “payment terms”. The corrected export omits that element from the affected section.

UBL

cac:PaymentTerms/cbc:ReferenceEventCode

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

Corrected
<!-- optional element omitted -->

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

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