/ubl:Invoice/cac:InvoicePeriod

VRBL-Invoice-CH-YellowBill-3p0 - Invoicing Period

Switzerland | VRBL-Invoice-CH-YellowBill-3p0

Context ID	INV0155
Usage	O

Description

A group of business terms providing information on the invoice period.

Child elements

Usage	Element	Description	Cardinality
O	`cbc:StartDate`	Invoicing Period Start Date The date on which this period begins.	0..1
O	`cbc:EndDate`	Invoicing Period End Date The date on which this period ends.	0..1
O	`cbc:DescriptionCode`	Period Description Code A description of this period, expressed as a code.	0..n

Details

Example: VRBL_CH_INVOICE_Invoice-FULL.xml

<ubl:Invoice>
  <!-- ... omitted for readability -->
  <cac:InvoicePeriod>
    <cbc:StartDate>2026-06-01</cbc:StartDate>
    <cbc:EndDate>2026-06-01</cbc:EndDate>
    <cbc:DescriptionCode>50</cbc:DescriptionCode>
  </cac:InvoicePeriod>
  <!-- ... omitted for readability -->
</ubl:Invoice>

Rules

Rule ID	Error Message
VRBL-INV-CH-YELLOWBILL-3p0-3	The Invoicing Period Start Date must exist within the Invoicing Period.
VRBL-INV-CH-YELLOWBILL-3p0-4	When Period Description Code is provided, the Invoicing Period End Date must exist within the Invoicing Period.
VRBL-INV-CORE-65	The Invoicing Period expects a maximum of one Period Description Code.
VRBL-INV-CORE-66	If both Invoicing Period Start Date and Invoicing Period End Date are given then the Invoicing Period End Date must be later or equal to the Invoicing Period Start Date.