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Guide · Opening invoices

Open an XML invoice

Open the InvoiceGlass viewer, select “Choose file”, and pick your .xml invoice. The viewer reads the file on your device without uploading it.

Open invoice viewer

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Illustration of an XML document beside a readable invoice

Open the file in the viewer

  1. Save the .xml attachment from your email or download it from the sender’s portal. An email preview may show XML tags or appear blank.
  2. In the InvoiceGlass viewer, select Choose file and pick the saved XML. You can also drop the file on Drop an invoice here.

To try the viewer with a sample first, select Open a sample invoice. Then select Close invoice to return to the file picker.

InvoiceGlass viewer with the Choose file and Open a sample invoice buttons
Choose a file from your device or open the sample invoice.Open full-size screenshot (new tab)

Find the details you need

Start with the invoice number, issue date, seller and buyer. Then compare the line items with what you ordered. Look for Amount due and, if provided, the Due date and Payment details.

Sample XRechnung in the viewer with its invoice number, issue date and due date
The viewer puts the invoice number and dates at the top of the readable view.Open full-size screenshot (new tab)

Keep the original XML as you received it. If you want a readable copy alongside it, use Print invoice.

If the file won’t open

Download the attachment again and make sure you picked the invoice XML. A file ending in .xml can also contain a different kind of document, such as an order. If the invoice still won’t open, ask the sender to resend the original invoice XML.

When the XML is sent

You can stop once you’ve read the invoice. For a separate rules check, Validate invoice opens the validation screen. Choosing Send XML and validate there sends the invoice XML to InvoiceGlass for processing in memory.

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