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Warning

CII-SR-023: Remove the global identifier from the invoice header

In short

Warning: worth checking.

CII-SR-023 warns that your CII invoice header contains ram:GlobalID. Remove this extra document identifier from rsm:ExchangedDocument, but keep your invoice number (BT-1).

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What it means

The rule checks that rsm:ExchangedDocument has no direct ram:GlobalID child. It does not target identifiers elsewhere in the invoice.

Why it matters

This global document identifier is outside the EN 16931 CII mapping. The invoice number (BT-1) is a separate field in the same header.

How to fix it

Remove ram:GlobalID directly inside rsm:ExchangedDocument. Keep the invoice number (BT-1) in the header's ram:ID element. If your invoicing software generates the extra identifier, ask its support to omit it. Check the updated file again.

Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Validate an invoice against EN 16931

Or fix the invoice in a form and download the corrected file, for 1 credit: Fix a rejected e-invoice

The rule as published

GlobalID should not be present

Where this rule applies

Rule set Version
EN 16931 (CII) 1.3.17
XRechnung 3.0 (CII) 3.0.2
NLCIUS (CII) 1.0.3.13
France CTC (CII) 1.4.0-04
Rule text from phive-rules 4.6.4.

Check your file

Drop your e-invoice to see whether CII-SR-023 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026