France: Order Reference

You can add a commitment number to French documents.

Public entities in France often require that a commitment number is referenced in Documents like invoices. This number is used to link invoices and orders.

Element

Use the OrderReference element to model this information:

ElementCardinalityDescription
Order Reference (Invoice/OrderReference)0..1A group containing elements that reference to a Sales or Purchase Order with which this Invoice is associated.
Purchase Order Reference (Invoice/OrderReference/ID)1..1The ID for the purchase order, usually issued by the Buyer.
Sales Order Reference (Invoice/OrderReference/SalesOrderID)0..1The sales order ID, usually issued by the Supplier.
Purchase Order Date (OrderReference/IssueDate)0..1The issue date of the referenced order.

Example

<Invoice>
    <!-- code omitted for clarity -->
	<cac:OrderReference>
		<cbc:ID>987654</cbc:ID>
	</cac:OrderReference>
    <!-- code omitted for clarity -->
</Invoice>