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Mandatory fields and ISO Codes

With XSD by Simova, you can dynamically customize and configure standard XML formats directly in the Business Central interface. Some fields in the Business Central master data are mandatory in order for the XML file of the electronic invoice is valid and other values must be default ISO Codes.

In the following tables, under the listed categories the corresponding fields must be filled with correct values.

Company information

First of all, the information on your side must be filled in the company information. This information must be included in an electronic invoice so that it can be read out validly.

The following fields must be filled in under the individual categories:

General

  • Name
  • Address
  • Address 2 (optional)
  • City
  • Post Code
  • Country/Region Code
  • Phone No.
  • VAT Registration No.

Communication

  • Email

Payments

  • Bank Name
  • IBAN

Shipping

  • Ship-to Name
  • Ship-to Address
  • Ship-to Address 2 (optional)
  • Ship-to City
  • Ship-to Post Code
  • Ship-to Country/Regions Code

Tax Office

  • Registration No.

Customer

On the customer side, some fields must also be included in the electronic invoice under all conditions. This information must be included in an electronic invoice so that it can be read out validly.

The following fields must be filled in under the individual categories:

General

  • No.
  • Name

Address & Contact

  • Address
  • Address 2 (optional)
  • Country/Region Code
  • City
  • Post Code
  • Phone No.
  • Email
  • Language Code

Invoicing

  • VAT Registration No.

Shipping

  • Ship-to Address
  • Name
  • Address
  • Address 2
  • City
  • Post Code
  • Country/Region Code

Vendor

On the vendor side, some fields must also be included in the electronic invoice under all conditions. This information must be included in an electronic invoice so that it can be read out validly.

The following fields must be filled in under the individual categories:

General

  • No.
  • Name

Address & Contact

  • Address
  • Address 2 (optional)
  • Country/Region Code
  • City
  • Post Code
  • Phone No.
  • Email
  • Language Code

Invoicing

  • VAT Registration No.

Payments

  • Payment Method Code

Financial Accounting Setup & Other Setups

In the financial accounting setup and other basic setups, it is also essential to fill in some fields in the following areas so that the e-invoice can be correctly read out and processed correctly.

VAT Posting Setup

The following fields must be filled in under the individual categories:

  • VAT Business Posting Group (Filter criterion)
  • VAT Product Posting Group (Filter criterion)
  • VAT Clause Code
  • VAT Tax Category

Currencies

The following fields must be filled in under the individual categories:

  • ISO Code

Unit of Measure

The following fields must be filled in under the individual categories:

  • International Standard Code (Here the ISO codes for the units must be entered.)

Countries/Regions

The following fields must be filled in under the individual categories:

  • ISO Code

Notice

If some information is filled from other areas (e.g. individual fields, tables or branch solution-specific fields/tables), please contact us. The XSD tool is dynamically configurable and can retrieve information in different ways from other areas. All that is required is a reconfiguration of the XML schemas at the relevant points where Business Central standard fields are not accessed.