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BT-135 Invoice line period end date

The date when the period for the invoice line ends.

Quick answer

Line items

The goods or services on each invoice line, including quantities, prices, and VAT.

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In plain language

Used for services or subscriptions with specific billing periods.

What you usually enter here

ISO 8601 date format (YYYY-MM-DD)

Typical valid values include: 2024-01-31, 2024-03-31, 2024-12-31

Optional according to EN 16931-1.

Where the field sits

Lines
UBL 2.1 Syntax
  1. Invoice
  2. cac:InvoiceLine
  3. cac:InvoicePeriod
  4. cbc:EndDateBT-135
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
  1. rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice
  2. rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction
  3. ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem
  4. ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement
  5. ram:BillingSpecifiedPeriod
  6. ram:EndDateTime
  7. udt:DateTimeStringBT-135
BT-135 belongs to the Lines part of the invoice. UBL 2.1 Syntax: Invoice › cac:InvoiceLine › cac:InvoicePeriod › cbc:EndDate. CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax: rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice › rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction › ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem › ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement › ram:BillingSpecifiedPeriod › ram:EndDateTime › udt:DateTimeString.

What goes wrong often

Avoid values like: 31.01.2024, 2024/01/31, 2024-13-01

Valid Examples

  • 2024-01-31
  • 2024-03-31
  • 2024-12-31

Invalid Examples

  • 31.01.2024
  • 2024/01/31
  • 2024-13-01

XML mapping and field facts

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Field ID:

BT-135

Data Type:

date

Cardinality:

0..1

Requirement:

Optional

XML Implementation

UBL 2.1 Syntax
/Invoice/cac:InvoiceLine/cac:InvoicePeriod/cbc:EndDate
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem/ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:BillingSpecifiedPeriod/ram:EndDateTime/udt:DateTimeString

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