InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Free-of-charge indicator / Invoice or credit note line” · UBL-CR-519

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cbc:FreeOfChargeIndicator in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for free-of-charge indicator under “invoice or credit note line”.

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:InvoiceLine|cac:CreditNoteLine)/cbc:FreeOfChargeIndicator.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cbc:FreeOfChargeIndicator 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:InvoiceLine|cac:CreditNoteLine)/cbc:FreeOfChargeIndicator returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-519 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged free-of-charge indicator under “invoice or credit note line”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cbc:FreeOfChargeIndicator under “invoice or credit note line”. The corrected export omits that element from the affected section.

UBL

(cac:InvoiceLine|cac:CreditNoteLine)/cbc:FreeOfChargeIndicator

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

Corrected
<!-- optional element omitted -->

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

Validate a file