How do I fix UBL-CR-394?

Slovenska cesta 1 Ljubljana 1000 SI Warehouse Ljubljana

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 · rule

UBL-CR-394

Layer en16931·Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5

What does UBL-CR-394 mean? A UBL invoice should not include the DeliveryParty PostalAddress

Why did my invoice fail UBL-CR-394?

The UBL element cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryParty/cac:PostalAddress should not be used in an EN 16931 invoice. The deliver-to address (BG-15) is carried on cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address, not on the delivery party; the party itself supports only its name (BT-70).

Official rule text

A UBL invoice should not include the DeliveryParty PostalAddress

Common causes

Mapping the delivery address onto the party (as is done for buyer/seller) instead of onto DeliveryLocation
Duplicating the address in both DeliveryLocation and DeliveryParty

How do I fix it?

<cac:Delivery>
  <cac:DeliveryLocation>
    <cac:Address>
      <cbc:StreetName>Slovenska cesta 1</cbc:StreetName>
      <cbc:CityName>Ljubljana</cbc:CityName>
      <cbc:PostalZone>1000</cbc:PostalZone>
      <cac:Country><cbc:IdentificationCode>SI</cbc:IdentificationCode></cac:Country>
    </cac:Address>
  </cac:DeliveryLocation>
  <cac:DeliveryParty>
    <cac:PartyName><cbc:Name>Warehouse Ljubljana</cbc:Name></cac:PartyName>
  </cac:DeliveryParty>
</cac:Delivery>

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