/ubl:Invoice/cac:BillingReference

Preceding Invoice Reference

Netherlands | VRBL-Invoice-NL-1p0
Context ID INV0167
Usage C
Usage Description

Required if the document is a Credit Note, cbc:InvoiceTypeCode = '381'
Mandate Business Term Code BG-3
Final Format Path /ubl:Invoice/cac:BillingReference

Description

A group of business terms providing information on one or more preceding Invoices. A credit note or an invoice correction can refer to one or more initial or preceding invoices. Also used for debit notes and other invoice like messages which make references to preceding invoices.

For Sellers in the Netherlands, if the document is a Credit Note, the document must contain the original invoice reference number.

Child elements
Usage Element Description Cardinality
M cac:InvoiceDocumentReference Invoice Document Reference

A reference to an invoice.

 0..1
Details

Example: NL_creditnote_381.xml

<ubl:Invoice>
  <!-- ... omitted for readability -->
  <cac:BillingReference>
    <cac:InvoiceDocumentReference>
      <cbc:ID>INV12345</cbc:ID>
    </cac:InvoiceDocumentReference>
  </cac:BillingReference>
  <!-- ... omitted for readability -->
</ubl:Invoice>
Rules
Rule ID Error Message
VRBL-INV-EN16931-M-132 The Preceding Invoice Reference ID must exist within the Preceding Invoice Reference.