Peppol BIS Billing 3.0.20 · UBL

UBL-CR-543: A UBL invoice should not include the InvoiceLine DocumentReference DocumentDescription

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0.20 · UBL

warningschema

Original rule text

[UBL-CR-543]-A UBL invoice should not include the InvoiceLine DocumentReference DocumentDescription

Stored validation assertion
not((cac:InvoiceLine|cac:CreditNoteLine)/cac:DocumentReference/cbc:DocumentDescription)

UBL-CR-543 is a warning rule in the schema layer of Peppol BIS Billing 3.0.20 · UBL. An invoice that breaks it is flagged but not rejected.

What this rule requires

For a UBL invoice or credit note, no line (cac:InvoiceLine or cac:CreditNoteLine) may have a cac:DocumentReference that contains a cbc:DocumentDescription. The test is not(...), so any such element triggers the report. This is a warning-level rule, so the document is not rejected; the validator reports the presence of the element.

How to fix

Remove the cbc:DocumentDescription element from any cac:DocumentReference inside cac:InvoiceLine or cac:CreditNoteLine. In the producing system, do not generate DocumentDescription under line-level DocumentReference. The rule does not forbid DocumentReference itself, only the DocumentDescription child.

Guidance on this rule. The original text above is authoritative.

Where to go next

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