From the UBL Atlantic minutes of 18 January 2011:
“My initial reaction was to adopt an
existing solution such as the UN/CEFACT Standard Business
Document Header (SBDH), as was done with Svefaktura in Sweden;
but the SBDH is a relatively small document structure that is
limited to a single document, and the requirement from BII is
support for sending a batch of related documents in a single
envelope.”
I am not sure why this misunderstanding of SBDH 1.3 continues. It is most likely driven by the name of the specification (singular business document) rather than an understanding of the specification. In terms
of the specification, a business document is a single exchange – not a single transaction. The metamodel clearly shows that SBDH fully supports sending a packet of related documents inside a single business document header. A business document as defined
in SBDH Application A, Data Store 1 on line 578 “one internally formatted BD which may contain one or more individual transactions of a single (or multiple closely related) business document types(s) such as purchase order, INVOIC/TAXCON, or shipment request,
etc.”
As I do not have posting rights on the UBL list, if someone who does would share this with UBL I would be greatful.
Kind Regards,
Mark Crawford
SAP Standards Strategist
Platform Strategy Group
Technology Strategy Team, Office of the CTO
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