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Transformation definitions for the electronic invoice

Defining transformation rules for the transformation of messages between different international standards should not be underestimated. It is a difficult task that requires extensive knowledge of these message standards and the data within the Business domain.

The Core Components Technical Specification (CCTS) and the Universal Data Element Framework (UDEF) define a semantic reference framework, principles and standards, for achieving information interoperability. Whenever both concepts are commonly accepted and implemented then transformation will become a lot easier.

The Core Components Technical Specification assigns each Business Information Entity a unique identifier and Dictionary Entry Name (DEN), similar to the Universal Data Element Framework. Example: The Invoice Issuer, the person or organization making and issuing the invoice, gets the CCTS Unique ID UN01001476 and DEN Invoice Issuer_ Party. Primary_ Identification.Identifier. The Universal Data Element Framework UDEF ID that corresponds is y.3_2.35.8 and the UDEF Name is Supplier.Enterprise_Purchaser.Assigned.Identifier.

For a better understanding of the complexity involved in the transformation of messages and in preparation of the usage of transformation tools I am going to work out the transformation rules for the invoice.

The invoicing process is used to exchange an invoice between a supplier and customer for the supply of goods or services. To simplify the process only the supplier and customer parties are taken into account. Each of the parties can have more than one role. The customer can act as the customer or ordering company, buyer, consignee, invoicee and payer. The supplier covers the roles of supplier or sales company, seller, consignor, invoice issuer and payee.

There are two variants of invoicing:
- the traditional or supplier initiated invoice, where the supplier generates and issues the invoice to the customer

- the self-billing invoicing, where the customer generates and issues the invoice to the supplier

I am going to work out the transformation rules for the traditional invoice from and to the following international standards.

- Universal Business Language (UBL) Release 2.0
- Open Applications Group (OAGIS) Release 9.1
- UN/CEFACT Cross Industry Invoice (CII) Release 1.0
- EDIFACT Release 0.7B
- SAP IDOC Invoice02

I will use the UN/CEFACT Cross Industry Invoice (CII) specification, defined by the UN/CEFACT organization together with participants from different industry sectors, as the starting point.

Besides that I have assigned the UDEF ID and Name, likewise for the CCTS Unique ID and Name.


- UDEF ID
- UDEF Name
- CCTS ID

Invoice Number
Description = The unique number assigned by the issuer to identify an invoice.

CII = Billing_ Document. Issuer Assigned_ Identification. Identifier

UBL NAME = ID
UBL DEN = Invoice. Identifier
Svefaktura = likewise

OAGIS = Invoice.InvoiceHeader.DocumentID.ID

EDIFACT =
- BGM.C106.1004

IDOC =
- E2EDK02.E1EDK02.QUALF [Qualifier: 009 Invoice Number]
- E2EDK02.E1EDK02.BELNR

UDEF ID = bd.2_17.35.8 (proposed)
UDEF Name = Invoice.Document_Creditor.Assigned.Identifier (proposed)

CCTS ID = UN01001356

Copy Indicator
Description = The indicator that identifies whether or not the invoice is a copy of the original invoice.

CII = Billing_ Document. Copy. Indicator

UBL NAME = CopyIndicator
UBL DEN = Invoice. Copy_ Indicator. Indicator
Svefaktura = not included

OAGIS = ?

EDIFACT =
- BGM.1225 [Code: 9 Original]

IDOC = not available

UDEF ID = bd.2_49.7 (proposed)
UDEF NAME = Invoice.Document_Copy.Indicator (proposed)

CCTS ID = UN01001359

Invoice Global Unique Identifier
Description = The Global Unique Identifier (GUID) of the invoice.

CII = ?

UBL NAME = UUID
UBL DEN = Invoice. UUID. Identifier
Svefaktura = not included

OAGIS = ?

EDIFACT = ?

IDOC = ?

UDEF ID = bd.2_50.4
UDEF NAME = Invoice.Document_Language.Code

CCTS ID = ?

Invoice Issue Date
Description = The date when the invoice was issued.

CII = Billing_ Document. Issue. Date Time

UBL NAME = IssueDate
UBL DEN = Invoice. Issue Date. Date
Svefaktura = likewise

OAGIS = Invoice.InvoiceHeader.DocumentDateTime

EDIFACT =
- DTM.C507.2005 [Qualifier: 3 Invoice Document Issue Date Time]
- DTM.C507.2380
- DTM.C507.2379 [Qualifier: 102 CCYYMMDD]

IDOC =
- E2EDK03.E1EDK03.IDDAT [Code: 016 Invoice Date]
- E2EDK03.E1EDK03.DATUM

UDEF ID = bd.2_9.6
UDEF Name = Invoice.Document_Issued.Date

CCTS ID = UN01001357

Invoice Type Code
Description = The code specifying the invoice type (e.g. invoice, debit note, credit note).

CII = Billing_ Document. Type. Code

UBL NAME = InvoiceTypeCode
UBL DEN = Invoice. Invoice Type Code. Code
Svefaktura = likewise

OAGIS = ?

EDIFACT =
- BGM.C002.1001 [Code: 380 Commercial Invoice]

IDOC =
- E2EDK01005.E1EDK01.BSART [Value: INVO = debit, CRME = credit]

UDEF ID = bd.2_33.4
UDEF NAME = Invoice.Document_Type.Code

CCTS ID = UN01001358

Note
Description = Free-form text applying to the Invoice not contained in another structure.

CII = ?

UBL NAME = Note
UBL DEN = Invoice. Note. Text
Svefaktura = likewise

OAGIS = ?

EDIFACT = ?

IDOC = ?

UDEF ID = ?
UDEF NAME = ?

CCTS ID = ?

Tax Point Date
Description = The date of the Invoice, used to indicate the point at which tax becomes applicable.

CII = ?

UBL NAME = TaxPointDate
UBL DEN = Invoice. Tax Point Date. Date
Svefaktura = likewise

OAGIS = ?

EDIFACT = ?

IDOC = ?

UDEF ID = ?
UDEF NAME = ?

CCTS ID = ?

[Remarks = Validate whether this remains valid with the new proposed VAT directives !]

Invoice Language
Description = The code specifying the language of the free text of the invoice.

CII = Billing_ Document. Language. Identifier

UBL NAME = not included
UBL DEN = not included
Svefaktura = not included

OAGIS = ?

EDIFACT = ?

IDOC = ?

UDEF ID = bd.2_50.4
UDEF NAME = Invoice.Document_Language.Code

CCTS ID = UN01001360

Invoicing Currency
Description = The code identifier of the monetary unit used for amounts.

CII = Billing_ Document. Billing_ Currency. Code

UBL NAME = InvoiceCurrency
UBL DEN = Invoice. Document_ Currency Code. Code
Svefaktura = Invoice. Invoice Currency. Code

OAGIS = not available for complete document

EDIFACT =
- GRP07.CUX.C504.6347 [Qualifier: 2 Reference Currency]
- GRP07.CUX.C504.6345 [Use ISO 4217 three alpha code]
- GRP07.CUX.C504.6343 [Qaulifier: 4 Invoicing Currency]

IDOC =
- E2EDK01005.E1EDK01.CURCY

UDEF ID = not available for complete document
UDEF NAME = not available for complete document

CCTS ID = UN01001361

Price Currency
Description = The code identifier of the monetary unit used for the price.
CII = Billing_ Document. Price_ Currency. Code

UBL = Invoice. Pricing_ Currency Code. Code

OAGIS = not available for complete document

EDIFACT =
- GRP07.CUX.C504.6347 [Qualifier: 2 Reference Currency]
- GRP07.CUX.C504.6345 [Use ISO 4217 three alpha code]
- GRP07.CUX.C504.6343 [Qaulifier: 10 Pricing Currency]

IDOC = not available

UDEF ID = not available for complete document
UDEF NAME = not available for complete document

CCTS ID = UN01001362

Payment Currency
Description = The code identifier of the monetary unit used for the payment of the invoice.
CII = Billing_ Document. Payment_ Currency. Code

UBL = Invoice. Payment_ Currency Code. Code

OAGIS = not available for complete document

EDIFACT =
- GRP07.CUX.C504.6347 [Qualifier: 3 Target Currency]
- GRP07.CUX.C504.6345 [Use ISO 4217 three alpha code]
- GRP07.CUX.C504.6343 [Qaulifier: 11 Payment Currency]

IDOC = not available

UDEF ID = not available for complete document
UDEF NAME = not available for complete document

CCTS ID = UN01001363

Alternative Payment Currency
Description = The code identifier of the monetary unit used as an alternate currency for the payment of the invoice.
CII = Billing_ Document. Alternative Payment_ Currency. Code

UBL = Invoice. Payment Alternative_ Currency Code. Code

OAGIS = not available for complete document

EDIFACT = not available

IDOC = not available

UDEF ID = not available for complete document
UDEF NAME = not available for complete document

CCTS ID = UN01001364

Number of Invoice Lines
Description = The number of invoice lines.
CII = Billing_ Document. Line Count. Numeric

UBL = Invoice. Line Count. Numeric

OAGIS = not available

EDIFACT =
- GRP51.CNT.C270.6069 [Qualifier: 2 Number of lines]
- GRP51.CNT.C270.6066

IDOC =
- E2EDS01.E1EDS01.SUMID [Qualifier: 001 Number of items]
- E2EDS01.E1EDS01.SUMME

UDEF ID = to be determined
UDEF NAME = to be determined

CCTS ID = UN01001365

Total Invoice Additional Charge Amount
Description = The sum of all charges at the invoice header level before tax or fee.
CII =

UBL =

OAGIS =

EDIFACT =

IDOC =

UDEF ID = to be determined
UDEF NAME = to be determined

CCTS ID =

Total Invoice Line Amount
Description = The sum of all invoice lines amounts, including all allowances and charges related to the invoice line before tax or fee.
CII = Billing_ Monetary Summation. Line Total. Amount

UBL = Invoice. Legal_ Monetary Monetary Total. Line Extension Amount. Amount

OAGIS = Invoice. InvoiceHeader. ExtendedAmount

EDIFACT =
- GRP52.MOA.C516.5025 [Qualifier: 340 Original Total Net Invoice Value]
- GRP52.MOA.C516.5004

IDOC =

UDEF ID = to be determined
UDEF NAME = to be determined

CCTS ID = UN01001367

Invoicing Period Start Date
Description = The date, time, date time or other date time value for the start of this billing period.
CII = Billing_ Period. Start. Date Time

UBL =
* Invoice. Invoice_ Period. Start Date. Date
* Invoice. Invoice_ Period. Start Date. Time

OAGIS = not available

EDIFACT =
- DTM.C507.2005 [Qualifier: 194 Start Date / Time Period]
- DTM.C507.2380
- DTM.C507.2379 [Qualifier: 102 CCYYMMDD]

IDOC =
- E2EDK03.E1EDK03.IDDAT [Code: 019 Start of validity]
- E2EDK03.E1EDK03.DATUM

UDEF ID =
* bd.2_18.6
* bd.2_1.15

UDEF NAME =
* Invoice.Document_Start.Date
* Invoice.Document_Start.Time

CCTS ID = UN01001386

Invoicing Period End Date
Description = The date, time, date time or other date time value for the end of this billing period.

CII = Billing_ Period. End. Date Time

UBL =
* Invoice. Invoice_ Period. End Date. Date
* Invoice. Invoice_ Period. End Date. Time

OAGIS = not available

EDIFACT =
- DTM.C507.2005 [Qualifier: 206 End Date / Time Period]
- DTM.C507.2380
- DTM.C507.2379 [Qualifier: 102 CCYYMMDD]

IDOC =
- E2EDK03.E1EDK03.IDDAT [Code: 020 End of validity]
- E2EDK03.E1EDK03.DATUM

UDEF ID =
* to be determined
* bd.2_2.15

UDEF NAME =
* to be determined
* Invoice.Document_End.Time

CCTS ID = UN01001387

Invoice Issuer Identification Code
Description = The invoice issuer is the person or organization making the invoice, claiming payment for the goods or services rendered.

CII = Invoice Issuer_ Party. Primary_ Identification. Identifier

UBL = Invoice. Accounting_ Supplier Party. Customer Assigned_ Account Identifier. Identifier

OAGIS = Invoice. InvoiceHeader.SupplierParty.PartyIDs.ID
<em>[Remark: OAGIS InvoicerParty is a better match but not provided]</em>

EDIFACT =
- GRP02.NAD.3035 [Qualifier: II Invoice Issuer]
- GRP02.NAD.C082.3039

IDOC =
- E2EDKA1003.E1EDKA1.PARVW [Qualifier: RS Invoicing Party - Invoice From]
- E2EDKA1003.E1EDKA1.PARTN

UDEF ID = y.3_2.35.8
UDEF NAME = Supplier.Enterprise_Purchaser.Assigned.Identifier

CCTS ID = UN01001476

Invoice Issuer Name
Description = The name, expressed as text, for this invoice issuer party.

CII = Invoice Issuer_ Party. Name. Text

UBL = Invoice. Accounting_ Supplier Party. Party Name

EDIFACT =
- GRP02.NAD.3035 [Qualifier: II Invoice Issuer]
- GRP02.NAD.C080.3036

IDOC =
- E2EDKA1003.E1EDKA1.PARVW [Qualifier: RS Invoicing Party - Invoice From]
- E2EDKA1003.E1EDKA1.NAME1

UDEF ID =
UDEF NAME =

CCTS ID = UN01001479

Invoice Issuer VAT ID
Description = vat-nbr / registrationnbr selling company

CII = Invoice Issuer_ Party. Tax_ Identification. Identifier

UBL = Invoice. Accounting_ Supplier Party. Party Tax Scheme. Company Identifier. Identifier

EDIFACT =
- GRP03.RFF.C506.1153 [Reference Qualifier: VA VAT Registration Number]
- GRP03.RFF.C506.1154

IDOC =
- E2EDK01005.E1EDK01.EIGENUINR

UDEF ID =
UDEF NAME =

CCTS ID = UN01001478

Chamber of Commerce Number
Description = Identifies a company as registered with the company registration scheme.

CII =

UBL = Invoice. Accounting_ Supplier Party. Party Legal Entity. Company Identifier. Identifier

EDIFACT =
- GRP03.RFF.C506.1153 [Reference CodeQualifier AHO Chamber of Commerce registration number]
- GRP03.RFF.C506.1154

IDOC =
- E2EDKA1003.E1EDKA1.PARVW [Qualifier: RS Invoicing Party - Invoice From]
- E2EDKA1003.E1EDKA1.NAME4

UDEF ID =
UDEF NAME =

CCTS ID =

Invoicee Identification Code
Description = The primary identifier of this invoicee party.

CII = Invoicee_ Party. Primary_ Identification. Identifier

UBL = Invoice. Accounting_ Customer Party. Customer Assigned_ Account Identifier. Identifier

EDIFACT =
- GRP02.NAD.3035 [Qualifier: IV Invoicee]
- GRP02.NAD.C082.3039

IDOC =
- E2EDKA1003.E1EDKA1.PARVW [Qualifier: RE Bill To]
- E2EDKA1003.E1EDKA1.PARTN

UDEF ID =
UDEF NAME =

CCTS ID =

Invoicee Name
Description = An association to Party Name.

CII = Invoicee_ Party. Name. Text

UBL = Invoice. Accounting_ Customer Party. Party. Party Name

EDIFACT =
- GRP02.NAD.3035 [Qualifier: IV Invoicee]
- GRP02.NAD.C080.3036

IDOC =
- E2EDKA1003.E1EDKA1.PARVW [Qualifier: RE Bill To]
- E2EDKA1003.E1EDKA1.NAME1

UDEF ID =
UDEF NAME =

CCTS ID =

Tags: CCTS, EDIFACT, electronic data interchange, HR-XML, UBL, UDEF

[Last update: 26-11-2011]