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Extra UBL field “Settlement period / Payment terms” · UBL-CR-466

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cac:SettlementPeriod in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for settlement period 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/cac:SettlementPeriod.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cac:SettlementPeriod 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/cac:SettlementPeriod returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-466 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged settlement period under “payment terms”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cac:SettlementPeriod under “payment terms”. 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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