This article explains how you can create and send an electronic invoice (UBL) in Billit in three easy steps (B2C, B2B and Government services).
If your current ERP system can generate XML invoices, you can automate the entire Peppol sending process without any technical knowledge of APIs or coding.
Prerequisite: correct UBL structure
First, make sure your ERP system delivers XML invoices in a valid UBL structure. You can test this by importing an XML invoice using the Snelle invoer feature in Billit. If the import is successful, automation is possible. If it fails, it is best to contact your ERP software provider.
Go to Settings > General > Snelle invoer and enable the option “Automatically process UBL files for income.”
This ensures that invoices received via Snelle invoer are automatically processed and appear under the Income tab.
Go to Settings > General > Advanced and enable the option “Automatically send invoices to customers.”
Billit will then send all pending invoices once per day.
This follows the Peppol-first principle. If the customer is connected to Peppol, the invoice will be sent via Peppol. If the customer is not connected to Peppol, the invoice will be sent by email instead.
Delivering the XML invoices
You only need to send the XML invoices by email to your Snelle invoer email address (found under the no split option), for example:
companyname-abc1cba-nosplit@my.billit.be
With these simple settings, you can almost fully automate the process of sending invoices via Peppol, without any technical knowledge of APIs or programming.
