What it means
The check searches the whole file for a schemeName attribute. In UBL this attribute can sit on an identifier, such as an electronic address (BT-34, BT-49) or a company registration number (BT-30, BT-47), and give the name of its identification scheme in words. One occurrence anywhere in the file is enough to trigger the warning.
Why it matters
EN 16931 asks you to omit schemeName from UBL invoices and credit notes.
How to fix it
It is worth fixing when you control the export, or when the same warning appears on every invoice you send. Ask the supplier of your invoicing software to stop writing schemeName. If you build the XML yourself, remove the schemeName attribute from every element that has it and keep schemeID. Export again and recheck the file.
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
Scheme name attribute should not be present 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 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether UBL-DT-08 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-DT-09 Leave out the schemeAgencyName attribute
- UBL-DT-10 Leave out the schemeDataURI attribute
- UBL-DT-11 Leave out the schemeURI attribute
- UBL-DT-12 Leave out the format attribute
- UBL-DT-13 Leave out the unitCodeListIdentifier attribute
- UBL-DT-14 Leave out the unitCodeListAgencyIdentifier attribute