As of today, Cashfeed supports GLN numbers in e-invoicing. You can now store GLNs per customer, per location, and per department, and have them automatically placed in the correct fields of your Peppol invoices.
This feature was built in direct response to requests from some of our customers who work with larger clients requiring GLN identifiers as part of their automated invoice processing. If you have been running into GLN-related rejections, or expecting to, this update is for you.
What is a GLN, and why does it matter?
A GLN — Global Location Number — is a 13-digit identifier managed by GS1. It identifies a specific location or department within an organisation: a warehouse, a purchasing team, a billing address. Where a VAT number identifies a company as a legal entity, a GLN identifies where inside that company a document needs to go.
In structured e-invoicing formats like Peppol UBL, the GLN is used to route invoices automatically to the right destination. If it is missing or placed in the wrong XML field, the invoice is rejected without explanation. You find out weeks later when payment does not arrive.
Larger organisations routinely have multiple GLNs, one per site or department. Until now, most invoicing software — including earlier versions of Cashfeed — could not handle this properly.
What is new in Cashfeed
The update covers the full GLN workflow:
Store multiple GLN numbers per customer, linked to specific locations or departments
Select the correct GLN when creating an invoice for that customer
The GLN is automatically written to the right XML fields in your Peppol file
Validation before sending: if a GLN is missing or misconfigured, Cashfeed notifies you before the file goes out
Full compatibility with Peppol UBL 2.1 and EN 16931
No manual editing of XML. No workarounds. The invoice is structured correctly from the start. |
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How to set it up
Setting up GLN in Cashfeed is straightforward. In your customer's profile, you can now add one or more GLN numbers and label them by location or department.
When you create a Peppol invoice for that customer, you select the relevant GLN and Cashfeed handles the rest.
If you are not sure which GLN to use for a specific client, the simplest approach is to ask their accounts payable team directly. They will know which GLN corresponds to the correct invoicing entity in their system.
Why this matters in practice
GLN requirements are increasingly common among larger organisations that have automated their accounts payable. For suppliers, the consequences of getting this wrong are concrete: rejected invoices, delayed payments, and no automatic notification that anything went wrong.
With GLN support in place, invoices sent through Cashfeed now arrive correctly structured at the right destination the first time. That means fewer rejections, predictable payment timelines, and one less reason for a client to flag you as a supplier with recurring technical issues.
Try it in your account
GLN support is available to all Cashfeed users from today. You can add GLN numbers to your existing customers directly from their profile page.
If you have questions about the setup or want to talk through how this applies to your specific clients, feel free to reach out. We are happy to help.
