Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 · rule
UBL-CR-216
What does UBL-CR-216 mean? A UBL invoice should not include the AccountingCustomerParty Party PostalAddress BlockName
Why did my invoice fail UBL-CR-216?
This EN 16931 rule warns when the UBL element cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress/cbc:BlockName is present: the invoice should not include a block name element on the buyer postal address. EN 16931 addresses are limited to address lines, city, post code, country subdivision and country code; a block name has no business term and belongs in an address line if needed. The element is not forbidden by UBL itself, but it lies outside the EN 16931 core invoice model, so remove it to keep the invoice fully conformant and interoperable.
Official rule text
A UBL invoice should not include the AccountingCustomerParty Party PostalAddress BlockName
Common causes
- Address components exported field-by-field from a granular address model
- Full UBL 2.1 Address example used as a template
- Regional addressing conventions mapped to dedicated UBL fields
Related rules
UBL-CR-001 · UBL-CR-002 · UBL-CR-003 · UBL-CR-004 · UBL-CR-005 · UBL-CR-006 · UBL-CR-007 · UBL-CR-008
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