E-invoice rule ARLing check
XML-03: The root element Invoice belongs in the namespace…
Paste your XML and see if it has this error
The check marks XML-03 and lists every other finding too. It is free and runs in your browser, the file is never uploaded.
Example message from our sample invoice:
The root element Invoice belongs in the namespace urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2.
What the rule says
This is our own check, not a rule from a schematron. That is why no external wording is quoted here.
Why the validator reports it
How we rate it: error
How to fix it
- Open the XML file of the e-invoice in a text editor or in the software that produced it.
- Correct the value the way the message above describes.
- Save the file and check it again. The checker runs in your browser, the file is never uploaded.
We have no ready XML snippet for this rule.
Check the whole file
The checker holds 332 rules. For each file it runs the ones that match the invoice profile and shows the rule code, a plain sentence and the path to the element for every finding. The file is read in your browser and never uploaded. Free, no account.
Related rules
Same group (ARL, XML, CII)
- ARL-SK-SCHEMEID The seller is in Slovakia
- CII-01 This is an e-invoice in the CII syntax
- XML-01 The file contains a DOCTYPE with its own definitions
- XML-02 The root element of the file is Order
All rules in the group ARL, XML, CII (13)
What our tool does about this error
The checker finds XML-03 in your file and shows where it sits in the XML. If you build the invoice in our generator, the finished XML runs through the same checker before the download and will not download while an error remains.
The checker and the preview cost 0 € and need no account. Downloading the finished XML costs 2.90 € excl. VAT, unlocked in the browser for 24 hours, or 9.90 € excl. VAT for 30 days including the CSV batch.
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Our check is not complete: we do not check the XSD schema and we do not implement every rule, and a file that passes says nothing about whether the buyer or the Peppol network will accept it. The source of each quoted wording is given next to the quotation.
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