ISO/IEC 19845:2015

Information technology — Universal business language version 2.1 (UBL v2.1)

ISO/IEC 19845:2015 specifies the OASIS Universal Business Language (UBL), which defines a generic XML interchange format for business documents that can be restricted or extended to meet the requirements of particular industries. Specifically, UBL provides the following: - A suite of structured business objects and their associated semantics expressed as reusable data components and common business documents. - A library of XML schemas for reusable data components such as "Address", "Item", and "Payment", the common data elements of everyday business documents. - A set of XML schemas for common business documents such as "Order", "Despatch Advice", and "Invoice" that are constructed from the UBL library components and can be used in generic procurement and transportation contexts.

Technologie de l'information — Langage d'affaire universel, version 2.1 (UBL v2.1)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 15-Dec-2015
• ICS: 35.240.30 - IT applications in information, documentation and publishing
• ICS: 35.240.60 - IT applications in transport
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1 - Information technology
• Drafting Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1 - Information technology
• Current Stage: 9060 - Close of review
• Start Date: 04-Jun-2026

Relations

• Consolidated By: ISO 52120-1:2021 - Energy performance of buildings — Contribution of building automation, controls and building management — Part 1: General framework and procedures
• Effective Date: 06-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 19845
First edition
2015-12-15
Information technology — Universal
Business Language Version 2.1
(UBL v2.1)
Technologie de l’information — Langage d’affaire universel version
2.1 (UBL v2.1)
Reference number
ISO/IEC 19845:2015(E)
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ISO/IEC 19845:2015(E)
Foreword
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Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are members of
ISO or IEC participate in the development of International Standards through technical committees
established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity. ISO and IEC
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and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the work. In the field of information
technology, ISO and IEC have established a joint technical committee, ISO/IEC JTC 1.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The main task of the joint technical committee is to prepare International Standards. Draft International
Standards adopted by the joint technical committee are circulated to national bodies for voting. Publication as
an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the national bodies casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO/IEC 19845 was prepared by the OASIS OpenDocument Technical Committee [as OASIS Open
Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.0 (first edition)] and was adopted, under the
PAS procedure, by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, in parallel with its
approval by the national bodies of ISO and IEC. The content of ISO/IEC 19845 and OASIS OpenDocument
UBL v2.1. is identical.

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ISO/IEC 19845:2015(E)
Universal Business Language Version
2.1
OASIS Standard
04 November 2013
Specification URIs
This version:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/os-UBL-2.1/UBL-2.1.html
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/os-UBL-2.1/UBL-2.1.pdf
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/os-UBL-2.1/UBL-2.1.xml (Authoritative)
Previous version:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/cs1-UBL-2.1/UBL-2.1.html
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/cs1-UBL-2.1/UBL-2.1.pdf
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/cs1-UBL-2.1/UBL-2.1.xml (Authoritative)
Latest version:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/UBL-2.1.html
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/UBL-2.1.pdf
Technical Committee:
OASIS Universal Business Language TC
Chairs:
Jon Bosak ([e-mail]), Individual
Tim McGrath ([e-mail]), Document Engineering Services
Editors:
Jon Bosak ([e-mail]), Individual
Tim McGrath ([e-mail]), Document Engineering Services
G. Ken Holman ([e-mail]), Crane Softwrights Ltd.
Additional artefacts:
The ZIP containing the complete files of this release is found in the directory:
• http://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/os-UBL-2.1/
Related work:
This specification supersedes UBL 2.0.
This specification has alternative representations in the following directories:
• UBL 2.1 Abstract Syntax Notation 1 (ASN.1) Alternative Representation Version 1.0. Latest
version. http://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/UBL-2.1-ASN.1/v1.0/UBL-2.1-ASN.1-v1.0.html.
• UBL 2.1 Unified Modeling Language (UML) Alternative Representation Version 1.0. Latest version.
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ubl/UBL-2.1-UML/v1.0/UBL-2.1-UML-v1.0.html.
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Declared XML Namespaces:
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonExtensionComponents-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonSignatureComponents-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:QualifiedDataTypes-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:SignatureAggregateComponents-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:SignatureBasicComponents-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:UnqualifiedDataTypes-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:ApplicationResponse-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:AttachedDocument-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:AwardedNotification-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:BillOfLading-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CallForTenders-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Catalogue-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CatalogueDeletion-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CatalogueItemSpecificationUpdate-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CataloguePricingUpdate-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CatalogueRequest-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CertificateOfOrigin-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:ContractAwardNotice-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:ContractNotice-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CreditNote-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:DebitNote-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:DespatchAdvice-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:DocumentStatus-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:DocumentStatusRequest-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:ExceptionCriteria-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:ExceptionNotification-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Forecast-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:ForecastRevision-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:ForwardingInstructions-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:FreightInvoice-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:FulfilmentCancellation-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:GoodsItemItinerary-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:GuaranteeCertificate-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:InstructionForReturns-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:InventoryReport-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:ItemInformationRequest-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Order-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:OrderCancellation-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:OrderChange-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:OrderResponse-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:OrderResponseSimple-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:PackingList-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:PriorInformationNotice-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:ProductActivity-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Quotation-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:ReceiptAdvice-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Reminder-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:RemittanceAdvice-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:RequestForQuotation-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:RetailEvent-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:SelfBilledCreditNote-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:SelfBilledInvoice-2
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urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Statement-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:StockAvailabilityReport-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Tender-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:TendererQualification-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:TendererQualificationResponse-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:TenderReceipt-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:TradeItemLocationProfile-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:TransportationStatus-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:TransportationStatusRequest-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:TransportExecutionPlan-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:TransportExecutionPlanRequest-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:TransportProgressStatus-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:TransportProgressStatusRequest-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:TransportServiceDescription-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:TransportServiceDescriptionRequest-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:UnawardedNotification-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:UtilityStatement-2
urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Waybill-2
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This specification defines the Universal Business Language, version 2.1.
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ISO/IEC 19845:2015(E)
Table of Contents
1 Introduction . 9
1.1 Terminology . 10
1.1.1 Terms and Definitions . 10
1.1.2 Symbols and Abbreviations . 10
1.2 Normative References . 12
1.3 Non-Normative References . 13
2 UBL 2.1 Business Objects . 15
2.1 General Business Rules . 16
2.1.1 Items . 16
2.1.2 Item Identification . 16
2.1.3 Item Instances . 17
2.1.4 Item Pricing . 17
2.1.5 Hazardous Items . 17
2.1.6 Parties . 17
2.1.7 Multilingual Text . 17
2.1.8 Taxation Rules . 17
2.1.9 Item vs. Line Item . 17
2.1.10 Shipment vs. Consignment . 18
2.1.11 Transport vs. Transportation . 21
2.1.12 Financial Information . 22
2.1.13 Indirect Taxes . 22
2.2 Overview of Business Processes . 22
2.3 Tendering . 23
2.3.1 Contract Information Preparation . 23
2.3.2 Contract Information Notification . 25
2.3.3 Invitation to Tender . 26
2.3.4 Submission of Qualification Information . 27
2.3.5 Submission of Tenders . 28
2.3.6 Awarding of Tenders . 29
2.4 Catalogue . 31
2.4.1 Catalogue Business Rules . 31
2.4.2 Catalogue Provision . 32
2.5 Quotation . 38
2.6 Ordering . 39
2.6.1 Ordering Business Rules . 39
2.6.2 Order Response Simple . 40
2.6.3 Order Response . 40
2.6.4 Order Change . 40
2.6.5 Order Cancellation . 40
2.7 Fulfilment . 41
2.7.1 Despatch Advice Business Rules . 41
2.7.2 Receipt Advice Business Rules . 42
2.7.3 Fulfilment Cancellation Business Rules . 43
2.8 Billing . 43
2.8.1 Billing Business Rules . 43
2.8.2 Traditional Billing . 44
2.8.3 Self Billing . 46
2.8.4 Reminder for Payment . 48
2.9 Freight Billing . 48
2.10 Utility Billing . 49
2.11 Payment Notification . 50
2.12 Report State of Accounts . 50
2.13 Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment . 51
2.13.1 Collaboration Agreement and Joint Business Planning . 51
2.13.2 Sales Forecast Generation and Exception Handling . 54
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2.13.3 Order Forecast Generation and Exception Handling . 57
2.14 Vendor Managed Inventory . 61
2.14.1 Basic Vendor Managed Inventory . 61
2.14.2 Cyclic Replenishment Program (CRP) . 68
2.14.3 Replenishment On Customer Demand . 71
2.15 International Freight Management . 75
2.15.1 Forwarding Instructions . 76
2.15.2 Packing List . 76
2.15.3 Bill of Lading . 76
2.15.4 Waybill . 77
2.16 Freight Status Reporting . 77
2.17 Certification of Origin of Goods . 78
2.18 Intermodal Freight Management . 79
2.18.1 Announcing Intermodal Transport Services . 82
2.18.2 Establishing a Transport Execution Plan . 82
2.18.3 Providing an Itinerary for a Transport Service . 84
2.18.4 Reporting Transport Means Progress Status . 85
2.19 Party Roles . 86
3 UBL 2.1 Schemas . 91
3.1 UBL 2.1 Document Schemas . 91
3.1.1 Application Response . 91
3.1.2 Attached Document . 91
3.1.3 Awarded Notification . 92
3.1.4 Bill of Lading . 92
3.1.5 Call for Tenders . 92
3.1.6 Catalogue . 93
3.1.7 Catalogue Deletion . 93
3.1.8 Catalogue Item Specification Update . 93
3.1.9 Catalogue Pricing Update . 94
3.1.10 Catalogue Request . 94
3.1.11 Certificate of Origin . 94
3.1.12 Contract Award Notice . 95
3.1.13 Contract Notice . 95
3.1.14 Credit Note . 95
3.1.15 Debit Note . 96
3.1.16 Despatch Advice . 96
3.1.17 Document Status . 97
3.1.18 Document Status Request . 97
3.1.19 Exception Criteria . 97
3.1.20 Exception Notification . 98
3.1.21 Forecast . 98
3.1.22 Forecast Revision . 98
3.1.23 Forwarding Instructions . 99
3.1.24 Freight Invoice . 99
3.1.25 Fulfilment Cancellation . 99
3.1.26 Goods Item Itinerary . 100
3.1.27 Guarantee Certificate . 100
3.1.28 Instruction for Returns . 100
3.1.29 Inventory Report . 101
3.1.30 Invoice . 101
3.1.31 Item Information Request . 101
3.1.32 Order . 102
3.1.33 Order Cancellation . 102
3.1.34 Order Change . 103
3.1.35 Order Response . 103
3.1.36 Order Response Simple . 103
3.1.37 Packing List . 104
3.1.38 Prior Information Notice . 104
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