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UBL-CR-673: A UBL invoice shall not include an AdditionalDocumentReference…

fatal UBL

What this error means and how to fix it

A UBL-CR rule: the invoice contains a UBL element that EN 16931 does not use. Remove the element, or leave it if your recipient accepts it. This is an error: the invoice is rejected until it is fixed.

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Rule text

[UBL-CR-673]-A UBL invoice shall not include an AdditionalDocumentReference simultaneously referring an Invoice Object Identifier and an Document Description
Where the rule is checked (XPath context and test)
SyntaxSeverityContext (XPath)Test (XPath)
EN16931-UBLfatal/ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNotenot(//cac:AdditionalDocumentReference[cbc:DocumentTypeCode = '130']/cbc:DocumentDescription)

Source: EN 16931-1 Schematron, UBL syntax binding (ConnectingEurope/eInvoicing-EN16931, EUPL-1.2).

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