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E-invoice and validation report

What every final document contains, what the app checks before release and which formats it does not offer.

What every final document contains

Every final invoice and credit note is a PDF/A-3 file with embedded ZUGFeRD/Factur-X XML in the EN 16931 profile. People read the PDF, accounting software reads the XML. Both come from the same checked data.

Sample English invoice from the demo shop with reverse charge to a French business
Sample English invoice from the demo shop with a reverse charge note.

Technical validation before release

Before a document counts as finished, the app checks it technically: whether the XML matches the EN 16931 profile and its business rules, whether the PDF/A-3 is valid and whether the XML is embedded correctly. It stores the result as a validation report for every document. Only then do customers get the invoice link.

The validation report confirms format and business rules – not that every tax fact is right. VAT rates come from Shopify; you are responsible for the tax treatment.

The preview is not an e-invoice yet

The PDF preview under Invoices is a plain PDF without an invoice number and without embedded XML. It is only for checking.

Formats the app does not offer

  • no separate XRechnung/UBL export,
  • no delivery via Peppol.

If a customer explicitly requires XRechnung or Peppol, for example a public authority, you need another tool for that. More on our blog: ZUGFeRD or XRechnung?