Germany B2G: Additional Documents

If you attach a document using the AdditionalDocumentReference element, you must specify an ID.

More general information is provided in the VRBL: Additional Document References topic.

Elements

Use the AdditionalDocumentReference to model this information. This element is required if you attach a file.

Name (Path)CardinalityDescription
Additional Document Reference (Invoice/AdditionalDocumentReference)0..nA group of elements providing information about additional supporting documents substantiating the claims made in the invoice.
Additional Document Reference ID (Invoice/AdditionalDocumentReference/ID)1..1An identifier of the supporting document.
Additional Document Reference Description (Invoice/AdditionalDocumentReference/DocumentDescription)0..1A description of the supporting document.
Attachment (Invoice/AdditionalDocumentReference/Attachment)0..1A group of elements providing information about an attached additional supporting document.
Attached Document (Invoice/AdditionalDocumentReference/Attachment/ EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject)0..1An attached document embedded as binary object, sent together with the invoice.
Attached Document Mime Code (Invoice/AdditionalDocumentReference/Attachment/ EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject @mimeCode)1..1The mime code of the attached document.
Attached Document Filename (Invoice/AdditionalDocumentReference/Attachment/ EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject @filename)1..1The filename of the attached document.
External Reference (Invoice/AdditionalDocumentReference/ Attachment)0..1External reference.
External Document Location (Invoice/AdditionalDocumentReference/Attachment/ ExternalReference/URI)1..1The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) that identifies where the external document is located.

Example

<ubl:Invoice>
    <!-- Code omitted for clarity -->
    <cac:AdditionalDocumentReference>
        <cbc:ID>01_15_Anhang_01.pdf</cbc:ID>
        <cbc:DocumentDescription>Aufschlüsselung der einzelnen Leistungspositionen</cbc:DocumentDescription>
        <cac:Attachment>
            <cbc:EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject mimeCode="application/pdf" filename="01_15_Anhang_01.pdf">JVBERi0xLjUNCiW1tbW1DQoxIDAgb2JqDQo8PC9UeXB...</cbc:EmbeddedDocumentBinaryObject>
        </cac:Attachment>
    </cac:AdditionalDocumentReference>
    <!-- Code omitted for clarity -->
</ubl:Invoice>