InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Despatch advice line reference / Invoice or credit note line” · UBL-CR-529

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cac:DespatchLineReference in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for despatch advice line reference 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)/cac:DespatchLineReference.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cac:DespatchLineReference 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)/cac:DespatchLineReference returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-529 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged despatch advice line reference under “invoice or credit note line”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cac:DespatchLineReference under “invoice or credit note line”. 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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