E-Invoice Error Reference

1359+ documented errors for Peppol, UBL, CII, and EN16931 validation errors.

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errorFORMAT-001internalBLOCKED

Unrecognized invoice format

Your file was read successfully as XML, but it does not contain a recognized e-invoice structure. Supported formats are UBL 2.1 Invoice, UBL 2.1 CreditNote, and UN/CEFACT Cross-Industry Invoice (CII D16B). The file may have been exported in the wrong format, or it may be a different type of XML document (such as an order or dispatch advice).

errorUBL-CR-011UBL 2.1AUTO-FIX

A UBL invoice should not include the LineCountNumeric

Your invoice contains LineCountNumeric which is not allowed in EN16931 invoices.

errorUBL-CR-359UBL 2.1AUTO-FIX

A UBL invoice should not include the Delivery DeliveryLocation Address ID

Your invoice contains a DeliveryLocation Address ID element which is not allowed in EN16931 invoices. This element must be removed.

errorUBL-CR-385UBL 2.1AUTO-FIX

A UBL invoice should not include the Delivery CarrierParty

Your invoice contains a CarrierParty element which is not allowed in EN16931 invoices. This element must be removed.

errorPEPPOL-EN16931-CL002PEPPOL_BISAUTO-FIX

Reason code MUST be according to subset of UNCL 5189 D.16B.

The allowance reason code must be from the UNCL 5189 D.16B subset. This code explains why a discount or allowance is being applied.

errorPEPPOL-EN16931-CL003PEPPOL_BISAUTO-FIX

Reason code MUST be according to UNCL 7161 D.16B.

The charge reason code must be from the UNCL 7161 D.16B list. This code explains why a surcharge or additional charge is being applied.

errorUBL-DT-01EN16931AUTO-FIX

Amounts shall be decimal up to two fraction digits

Your invoice contains amount values with more than 2 decimal places. EN16931 requires all monetary amounts to have maximum 2 decimal digits (e.g., 100.00 not 100.001).

errorUBL-CR-025UBL 2.1AUTO-FIX

A UBL invoice should not include the BillingReference IssueTime

Your invoice contains BillingReference/IssueTime which is not allowed in EN16931 invoices.

warningUBL-DT-08EN16931BLOCKED

Scheme name attribute should not be present

Your invoice contains the schemeName attribute on an identifier element. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

warningUBL-DT-09EN16931BLOCKED

Scheme agency name attribute should not be present

Your invoice contains the schemeAgencyName attribute on an identifier element. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

warningUBL-DT-10EN16931BLOCKED

Scheme data uri attribute should not be present

Your invoice contains the schemeDataURI attribute on an identifier element. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

warningUBL-DT-11EN16931BLOCKED

Scheme uri attribute should not be present

Your invoice contains the schemeURI attribute on an identifier element. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

warningUBL-DT-14EN16931BLOCKED

Unit code list agency identifier attribute should not be present

Your invoice contains the unitCodeListAgencyID attribute on a quantity element. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

warningUBL-DT-15EN16931BLOCKED

Unit code list agency name attribute should not be present

Your invoice contains the unitCodeListAgencyName attribute on a quantity element. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

warningUBL-DT-16EN16931BLOCKED

List agency name attribute should not be present

Your invoice contains the listAgencyName attribute on a code element. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

warningUBL-DT-17EN16931BLOCKED

List name attribute should not be present

Your invoice contains the listName attribute on a code element. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

warningUBL-DT-18EN16931BLOCKED

Name attribute should not be present

Your invoice contains the name attribute on an element. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

warningUBL-DT-21EN16931BLOCKED

List scheme uri attribute should not be present

Your invoice contains the listSchemeURI attribute on a code element. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

warningUBL-DT-22EN16931BLOCKED

Language local identifier attribute should not be present

Your invoice contains the languageLocaleID attribute on a text element. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

warningUBL-DT-23EN16931BLOCKED

Uri attribute should not be present

Your invoice contains the uri attribute on an element. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

warningUBL-DT-24EN16931BLOCKED

Currency code list version id should not be present

Your invoice contains the currencyCodeListVersionID attribute on a currency code. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

warningUBL-DT-25EN16931BLOCKED

CharacterSetCode attribute should not be present

Your invoice contains the characterSetCode attribute on a binary object element. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

warningUBL-DT-28EN16931BLOCKED

List Agency ID attribute should not be present

Your invoice contains the listAgencyID attribute on a code element. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

errorSIZE-001BLOCKED

Invoice file too large to process

Your invoice file exceeds the 10MB size limit and cannot be validated or processed. This usually happens when large attachments (PDFs, images) are embedded directly in the XML file.

errorIN-ALLOWANCE-AMOUNT-REQUIREDpeppol-bis-3INPUT

Allowance/Charge amount required

AllowanceCharge elements must have an Amount element specified.

errorIN-TAX-TOTAL-AMOUNTpeppol-bis-3INPUT

Tax total amount required

Invoice must have a total VAT amount in the TaxTotal element.

warningUBL-CR-412EN16931AUTO-FIX

A UBL invoice should not include the PaymentMeans PaymentDueDate

Your invoice contains a PaymentMeans PaymentDueDate element which is not allowed in EN16931 invoices. Use PaymentTerms instead.

errorUBL-CR-027UBL 2.1AUTO-FIX

A UBL invoice should not include the BillingReference DocumentType

Your invoice contains BillingReference/DocumentType which is not allowed in EN16931. Only the document ID is permitted for billing references.

errorUBL-SR-11EN16931CONFIRM

Seller legal registration identifier shall occur maximum once

Your invoice contains multiple Seller legal registration identifiers (PartyLegalEntity/CompanyID). EN16931 allows only one legal registration ID per seller.

errorUBL-SR-14EN16931CONFIRM

Seller additional legal information shall occur maximum once

Your invoice contains multiple Seller additional legal information elements (PartyLegalEntity/CompanyLegalForm). EN16931 allows only one.

errorUBL-SR-17EN16931CONFIRM

Buyer legal registration identifier shall occur maximum once

Your invoice contains multiple Buyer legal registration identifiers (PartyLegalEntity/CompanyID). EN16931 allows only one legal registration ID per buyer.

errorUBL-SR-19EN16931CONFIRM

Payee name shall occur maximum once, if the Payee is different from the Seller

Your invoice contains multiple Payee name elements (PayeeParty/PartyName/Name). EN16931 allows only one payee name.

errorUBL-SR-20EN16931CONFIRM

Payee identifier shall occur maximum once, if the Payee is different from the Seller

Your invoice contains multiple Payee identifier elements (PayeeParty/PartyIdentification/ID). EN16931 allows only one payee identifier.

errorUBL-SR-21EN16931CONFIRM

Payee legal registration identifier shall occur maximum once, if the Payee is different from the Seller

Your invoice contains multiple Payee legal registration identifiers (PayeeParty/PartyLegalEntity/CompanyID). EN16931 allows only one.

errorUBL-SR-22EN16931CONFIRM

Seller tax representative name shall occur maximum once, if the Seller has a tax representative

Your invoice contains multiple Tax representative name elements (TaxRepresentativeParty/PartyName/Name). EN16931 allows only one.

errorUBL-SR-24EN16931CONFIRM

Deliver to information shall occur maximum once

Your invoice contains multiple Delivery location elements. EN16931 allows only one Delivery element per invoice.

errorUBL-SR-26EN16931CONFIRM

Payment reference shall occur maximum once

Your invoice contains multiple Payment reference elements (PaymentMeans/PaymentID). EN16931 allows only one payment reference per invoice.

errorUBL-SR-29EN16931CONFIRM

Bank creditor reference shall occur maximum once

Your invoice contains multiple Bank creditor reference elements (PaymentMeans/PayeeFinancialAccount/ID with creditor reference). EN16931 allows only one.

errorUBL-SR-31EN16931CONFIRM

Document level charge reason shall occur maximum once

Your invoice contains multiple Document level charge reason texts (AllowanceCharge/AllowanceChargeReason). EN16931 allows only one reason per charge.

errorUBL-SR-32EN16931CONFIRM

VAT exemption reason text shall occur maximum once

Your invoice contains multiple VAT exemption reason texts (TaxCategory/TaxExemptionReason). EN16931 allows only one exemption reason per VAT category.

errorUBL-SR-33EN16931CONFIRM

Supporting document description shall occur maximum once

Your invoice contains multiple Supporting document description elements (AdditionalDocumentReference/DocumentDescription). EN16931 allows only one description per document.

errorUBL-SR-34EN16931CONFIRM

Invoice line note shall occur maximum once

Your invoice line contains multiple Note elements (InvoiceLine/Note). EN16931 allows only one note per invoice line.

errorUBL-SR-35EN16931CONFIRM

Referenced purchase order line identifier shall occur maximum once

Your invoice line contains multiple Referenced purchase order line identifiers (OrderLineReference/LineID). EN16931 allows only one per line.

errorUBL-SR-36EN16931CONFIRM

Invoice line period shall occur maximum once

Your invoice line contains multiple Invoice line period elements (InvoiceLine/InvoicePeriod). EN16931 allows only one period per line.

errorUBL-SR-39EN16931CONFIRM

Project reference shall occur maximum once.

Your invoice contains multiple Project reference elements (ProjectReference/ID). EN16931 allows only one project reference per invoice.

errorUBL-SR-40EN16931CONFIRM

Buyer trade name shall occur maximum once

Your invoice contains multiple Buyer trade name elements (AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PartyName). EN16931 allows only one buyer trading name.

errorUBL-SR-42EN16931CONFIRM

Party tax scheme shall occur maximum twice in accounting supplier party

Your seller party (AccountingSupplierParty) contains more than two PartyTaxScheme elements. EN16931 allows maximum two (one VAT scheme and optionally one other tax scheme).

errorUBL-SR-45EN16931CONFIRM

Due Date shall occur maximum once

Your invoice contains multiple Due Date elements (PaymentMeans/PaymentDueDate). EN16931 allows only one due date per invoice.

errorUBL-SR-43EN16931AUTO-FIX

Scheme identifier shall only be used for invoiced object (document type code with value 130 or 50)

Your invoice uses a scheme identifier (schemeID attribute) on AdditionalDocumentReference/ID but the DocumentTypeCode is not 130 (invoiced object identifier) or 50 (price/sales catalogue reference). Scheme identifiers are only valid for these document types.

errorUBL-SR-15EN16931CONFIRM