Skip to content
Change language: English

Warning

UBL-CR-547: A line's document reference should not hold a verification result

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-547 means a document reference on an invoice line contains the result of a verification (cac:ResultOfVerification), which EN 16931 does not use. Remove it from the line.

On this page

What it means

The rule checks every line, or credit note line, for a document reference that contains a verification result, for example the outcome of a signature check on the document the line refers to. The test only checks that the element is there, not what it holds.

Why it matters

This is a warning. It is worth fixing if you hoped the recipient would rely on that check.

How to fix it

Remove cac:ResultOfVerification from the line's document reference. Keep the record of the check in your own system. If the recipient needs the verified document itself, attach it to the invoice as a whole as a supporting document, not to a line.

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

A UBL invoice should not include the InvoiceLine DocumentReference ResultOfVerification

Where this rule applies

Rule set Version
EN 16931 (UBL) 1.3.17
EN 16931 (UBL credit note) 1.3.17
XRechnung 3.0 (UBL) 3.0.2
XRechnung 3.0 (UBL credit note) 3.0.2
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (invoice) 2026.5
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (credit note) 2026.5
SI-UBL 2.0 / NLCIUS (invoice) 2.0.3.13
SI-UBL 2.0 / NLCIUS (credit note) 2.0.3.13
France CTC (UBL invoice) 1.4.0-04
France CTC (UBL credit note) 1.4.0-04
CIUS-RO UBL Invoice 1.0.9 1.0.9
CIUS-RO UBL Credit Note 1.0.9 1.0.9
Rule text from phive-rules 4.6.4.

Check your file

Drop your e-invoice to see whether UBL-CR-547 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026