InvoiceGlass

Too many entries for supporting-document description · UBL-SR-33

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

The check allows supporting-document description at most once per additional document reference. The limit applies to the description in each individual additional document reference.

As of

Who can correct it?

The invoicing software provider can correct the export.

How to fix it

  1. Check the export mapping at cac:AdditionalDocumentReference → cbc:DocumentDescription.
  2. Combine the description for this document in a single text field.

Rule text and source

Paraphrase · The test counts matches at cbc:DocumentDescription per additional document reference and allows at most 1.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-SR-33 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The export gives supporting-document description more often than allowed per additional document reference. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The export has 2 entries for supporting-document description per additional document reference. After checking which details apply, the corrected export has at most 1.

UBL

cac:AdditionalDocumentReference → cbc:DocumentDescription

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

Corrected
<cbc:DocumentDescription>Example</cbc:DocumentDescription>

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

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