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Government client wants a UBL file next to the PDF, how do I generate it?

UBL is a standardised XML format for invoices. Almost every package exports UBL alongside PDF, provided you have the right customer settings.

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Try this first

  1. Open the customer card and enable 'deliver UBL', in Exact and Twinfield it is a checkbox, in Yuki a delivery method.
  2. Add the OIN or Chamber-of-Commerce number of the government client as legal identification.
  3. Generate the invoice and download the UBL XML, validate in a UBL validator (free online tools exist).
  4. Send PDF and UBL to the client in the same mail, or via Peppol if the client is Peppol-connected.
  5. Archive the UBL alongside the PDF, it is the authentic document for audit.

When to bring us in

If UBL validation gets stuck on a field or namespace, we can adjust the XML export.

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