InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Code list identifier / Country › identification code” · UBL-CR-660

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

The CEN check flags the XML attribute @listID in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for code list identifier under “country › identification code”.

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:Country/cbc:IdentificationCode/@listID.
  2. Remove the listID attribute from the export mapping and keep the field value.

Rule text and source

Paraphrase · The test reports a finding as soon as //cac:Country/cbc:IdentificationCode/@listID returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-660 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The UBL export contains an extra listID attribute under “country › identification code”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The check flags listID under “country › identification code”. In the corrected file the field keeps its value and the attribute is omitted.

UBL

//cac:Country/cbc:IdentificationCode/@listID

Fails the rule
<cbc:IdentificationCode listID="EXAMPLE">DE</cbc:IdentificationCode>

Corrected
<cbc:IdentificationCode>DE</cbc:IdentificationCode>

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

Validate a file