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Extra UBL field “Sequence number / Allowance or charge” · UBL-CR-473

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cbc:SequenceNumeric in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for sequence number under “allowance or charge”.

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:AllowanceCharge/cbc:SequenceNumeric.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cbc:SequenceNumeric 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:AllowanceCharge/cbc:SequenceNumeric returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-473 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged sequence number under “allowance or charge”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cbc:SequenceNumeric under “allowance or charge”. The corrected export omits that element from the affected section.

UBL

cac:AllowanceCharge/cbc:SequenceNumeric

Fails the rule
<cbc:SequenceNumeric>2</cbc:SequenceNumeric>

Corrected
<!-- optional element omitted -->

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

Validate a file