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12.5.4 Other input or output formats
Apart from the yellowbill Invoice format, PostFinance also supports the
SAP IDoc Invoice and EDIFACT formats (link to GS1-Standard invoice 01B,
Ideal Invoice).
The naming convention of the bill data in EDIFACT format is:
.EAI.EDI
The naming convention of the bill data in SAP IDoc format is:
.EAI.XML
12.5.5 Bill detail (PDF)
Data for the bill presentment module may be uploaded by the biller as
a separate PDF file or attached to the yellowbill Invoice as an annex.
Another option is to ask PostFinance to create the bill details (see section 8).
12.5.6 Other bill formats
If the structured data are not supplied in yellowbill Invoice or another
format supported by PostFinance, they can be converted by PostFinance.
This means that data can be delivered in any format of choice, provided
that they are in machine-readable form. The data format and feasibility of
data conversion have to be checked in each case.
12.5.7 swissDIGIN (swiss digital invoice)
Under the leadership of the Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (University
of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland), eight large Swiss companies
and the main e-bill service providers standardized their electronic bill
content requirements and documented them in the swissDIGIN standard.
The requirements of the federal tax authorities were also taken into consideration.
However, swissDIGIN does not constitute a technical invoice
format. The standard, which is not specific to any particular industry, was
officially adopted at the end of November 2004 and aims to promote
electronic bill exchange between companies in Switzerland. These activities
are supported by the Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI) of
the Swiss Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology (OPET).
It has also been approved as an associated eGovernment standard by the
association for support and development eCH.
The documentation may be downloaded from w ww.swissdigin.ch. The
swissDIGIN partners promote the exchange of information, maintenance and
dissemination of the standard on the swissDIGIN forum.
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