Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 · rule
UBL-CR-004
What does UBL-CR-004 mean? A UBL invoice should not include the CopyIndicator
Why did my invoice fail UBL-CR-004?
The cbc:CopyIndicator element should not be included. Whether a document is a copy is not part of the EN 16931 semantic model, so the element carries no interoperable meaning.
Official rule text
A UBL invoice should not include the CopyIndicator
Common causes
- Legacy systems flagging re-sent invoices as copies via CopyIndicator
- Template including the element with a default false value
Related rules
UBL-CR-001 · UBL-CR-002 · UBL-CR-003 · UBL-CR-005 · UBL-CR-006 · UBL-CR-007 · UBL-CR-008 · UBL-CR-009
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