/ubl:Invoice/cac:AdditionalDocumentReference

Additional Document Reference Group

India | VRBL-Invoice-IN-1p0
Context ID INV0213
Usage O*

Description

A group of business terms providing information about additional supporting documents or referenced documents substantiating the claims made in the Invoice.

Child elements
Usage Element Description Cardinality
M cbc:ID Additional Document Reference ID

An identifier for the referenced document.

1..1
O cbc:IssueDate Additional Document Reference Issue Date

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

0..1
O cbc:DocumentDescription Additional Document Reference Document Description

Text describing the referenced document.

0..n
O cac:Attachment Attachment Group

The referenced document as an attachment to the document from which it is referenced.

0..1
Details

Example: IN_Credit-Note_with_E-way_bill.xml

<ubl:Invoice>
  <!-- ... omitted for readability -->
  <cac:AdditionalDocumentReference>
    <cbc:ID schemeID="AAS">2334</cbc:ID>
    <cbc:IssueDate>2025-07-17</cbc:IssueDate>
  </cac:AdditionalDocumentReference>
  <!-- ... omitted for readability -->
</ubl:Invoice>
Rules
Rule ID Error Message
VRBL-INV-IN-1p0-91 When used for Transport Document, the Additional Document Reference Issue Date must exist within the Additional Document Reference Group.
VRBL-INV-CORE-85 The Additional Document Reference Group expects a maximum of one Additional Document Reference Document Type.
VRBL-INV-CORE-86 The Additional Document Reference Group expects a maximum of one Additional Document Reference Document Description.