/ubl:Invoice/cac:BillingReference/cac:InvoiceDocumentReference

Invoice Document Reference

India | VRBL-Invoice-IN-1p0
Context ID INV0168
Usage O

Description

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

Child elements
Usage Element Description Cardinality
M cbc:ID Preceding Invoice Reference ID

An identifier for the referenced document.

1..1
M cbc:IssueDate Preceding Invoice Issue Date

The date, assigned by the sender of the referenced document, on which the document was issued.

0..1
Details

Example: IN_Credit-Note_with_E-way_bill.xml

<ubl:Invoice>
  <!-- ... omitted for readability -->
  <cac:BillingReference>
    <cac:InvoiceDocumentReference>
      <cbc:ID>CFRT/0006</cbc:ID>
      <cbc:IssueDate>2025-03-17</cbc:IssueDate>
    </cac:InvoiceDocumentReference>
  </cac:BillingReference>
  <!-- ... omitted for readability -->
</ubl:Invoice>
Rules
Rule ID Error Message
VRBL-INV-IN-1p0-38 The Preceding Invoice Issue Date must exist within the Invoice Document Reference.