INVOIC — INVOICE (INVOIC)
EDIFACT Message Type
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The electronic equivalent of a commercial invoice, carrying line items, taxes and the total amount payable.
Who sends it
Sent by the supplier to the buyer.
INVOIC demands the most validation of any EDI message because it becomes an accounting entry. The receiving system normally performs a three-way match: the order (ORDERS), the goods receipt (RECADV) and the invoice must agree.
Totals appear in the summary section as MOA values: 79 goods total, 124 tax, 77 grand total, 9 amount payable. Confusing these qualifiers is the most common technical reason for an invoice being rejected. Bank details, when required, travel in the FII segment.
Typical Segment Flow
UNB → UNH → BGM → DTM → RFF → NAD → CUX → LIN → QTY → PRI → MOA → TAX → UNS → MOA → UNT → UNZ