PeppolNavigator
How it works

How an invoice travels over Peppol.

Peppol is a European network of certified access points. You connect once, and reach every company that is registered — whatever software they use.

The four-corner model

01
Corner 1 — You
You create the invoice in PeppolNavigator, by hand, from Excel or through the API.
02
Corner 2 — Your access point
PeppolNavigator hands the validated UBL to its Peppol access point (Ademico).
03
Corner 3 — Their access point
Your customer’s provider receives the document over the Peppol network.
04
Corner 4 — Your customer
The invoice lands in your customer’s software, structured and ready to book.

What happens when you press send

  1. 01
    Build
    Totals and VAT are computed per VAT group; your PDF is embedded in the UBL.
    Peppol BIS 3.0 UBL
  2. 02
    Validate
    The document is checked against the schema and business rules.
    Errors shown before sending
  3. 03
    Look up
    The customer is looked up in the Peppol SMP and Directory.
    Peppol or email route
  4. 04
    Deliver
    The access point delivers the invoice, or it goes by email if the customer is not on Peppol.
    Transmission receipt
  5. 05
    Follow up
    Buyer responses, payments and reminders are tracked on the invoice.
    Paid
Inbound

Receiving is just as structured.

Incoming invoices are fetched from the network automatically, normalised and shown in your inbox.

  • 01Format detected: UBL, CII, NLCIUS, PINT or a hybrid PDF
  • 02CII and embedded XML converted to UBL
  • 03Readable PDF generated for every document
  • 04Duplicate and unknown-supplier checks
  • 05Email notification when a document arrives
  • 06Statuses from New to Paid, and a quarterly ZIP for your accountant
Glossary

Peppol in plain words

PeppolPan-European Public Procurement OnLine: the network and the rules for exchanging e-documents.
Access pointA certified provider that sends and receives documents on the network for its customers.
UBLUniversal Business Language: the XML format of a Peppol invoice.
Peppol BIS 3.0The Peppol specification for invoices and credit notes, based on EN 16931.
SMPService Metadata Publisher: tells the network which documents a participant can receive and where.
Peppol IDYour company’s address on the network, in Belgium usually based on your company number.
CIICross Industry Invoice: an alternative XML format, used inside Factur-X and ZUGFeRD.

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