InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Instruction note / Payment instructions” · UBL-CR-681

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

The CEN check flags the XML element cbc:InstructionNote in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for instruction note under “payment instructions”.

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:PaymentMeans/cbc:InstructionNote.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cbc:InstructionNote 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:PaymentMeans/cbc:InstructionNote returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-681 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged instruction note under “payment instructions”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cbc:InstructionNote under “payment instructions”. The corrected export omits that element from the affected section.

UBL

cac:PaymentMeans/cbc:InstructionNote

Fails the rule
<cbc:InstructionNote>Example</cbc:InstructionNote>

Corrected
<!-- optional element omitted -->

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

Validate a file