A unique identification of the Invoice. The sequential number required in Article 226(2) of the directive 2006/112/EC [2], to uniquely identify the Invoice within the business context, time-frame, operating systems and records of the Seller. No identification scheme is to be used.

Cardinality
1..1
Namespace
cbc urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2
Data type
Identifier
Example value
33445566
Business terms
BT-1
Rules
Identifier/Error message Flag
BR-02
An Invoice shall have an Invoice number (BT-1).
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