VRBL: Preceding Document References
You can specify a reference to a billing related document.
A Document such as a credit note or an invoice correction can refer to one or more initial or preceding invoices. You can specify the invoice number and issue date.
This can also be used for debit notes and other invoice like messages which make references to preceding invoices.
Element
Use the BillingReference element to model this information:
Element | Cardinality | Description |
---|---|---|
Billing Reference (Invoice/BillingReference/InvoiceDocumentReference ) | 0..n | A group for references to a preceding Document. |
Preceding Invoice Reference (Invoice/BillingReference/InvoiceDocumentReference/ID ) | 1..1 | Specify the number of the referenced document. |
Preceding Invoice Reference UUID (Invoice/BillingReference/InvoiceDocumentReference/UUID ) | 1..1 | Specify the UUID of the referenced Document. |
Preceding Invoice Date (Invoice/BillingReference/InvoiceDocumentReference/IssueDate ) | 1..1 | The date the reference Document was issued. |
Country-Specific configurations
- Germany B2G: Corrected Invoices
- Italy: Invoice Reference Number
- Japan: Invoice Document Reference
- Malaysia: Original e-Invoice Reference
- Malaysia: Supplier's Billing Reference Number
- Netherlands: Invoice Reference
- Poland B2B: Preceding Invoice Reference
- Serbia: Invoice Document Reference
- Saudi Arabia: Supplier's Invoice Document Reference
- Taiwan: Preceding Invoice Reference
Example
<Invoice>
<!-- code omitted for clarity -->
<cac:BillingReference>
<cac:InvoiceDocumentReference>
<cbc:ID>INV-99887766</cbc:ID>
<cbc:IssueDate>2024-09-30</cbc:IssueDate>
</cac:InvoiceDocumentReference>
</cac:BillingReference>
<!-- code omitted for clarity -->
</Invoice>
Updated 4 days ago