What it means
The check searches the whole file for a schemeAgencyName attribute. In UBL this attribute can sit on an identifier and name the organisation that maintains its identification scheme. One occurrence anywhere in the file is enough to trigger the warning.
Why it matters
EN 16931 asks you to omit schemeAgencyName from UBL invoices and credit notes.
How to fix it
It is worth fixing when the warning shows up on every invoice from your software. Ask the supplier of your invoicing software to stop writing schemeAgencyName. If you build the XML yourself, remove the attribute from every element that has it. 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 agency 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-09 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- 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
- UBL-DT-15 Leave out the unitCodeListAgencyName attribute