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Glossary

Term Meaning
Access point A service that receives electronic invoices from the sender and delivers them to each recipient over the appropriate channel.
PEPPOL The international network and standards for exchanging electronic business documents. Xago Invoice produces PEPPOL 3 invoices.
EHF Elektronisk handelsformat — the Norwegian application of the PEPPOL invoice format.
ELMA The Norwegian registry of organisations able to receive electronic documents. Recipients registered in ELMA get the invoice as PEPPOL 3; others get a PDF by email.
Post and send Posting a sales invoice and sending it to the access point in one action.
Job queue Business Central’s background task runner. Xago Invoice uses it to send posted invoices and to fetch distribution status.
Distribution status The access point’s report of how the delivery of a document is progressing, shown in the Status field on posted sales invoices and credit memos: Pending, Sent to access point, Delivered (via PEPPOL), Processed (via email or another channel) or Failed.
Resend Sends a posted document to the access point again, if its status allows it.
Force Send Sends a posted document again regardless of its status. Requires the XINV Admin role.
Generate XML Downloads a copy of the PEPPOL 3 (EHF) file for a posted document.
EDI Electronic data interchange — the traditional way of exchanging business documents in formats such as EDIFACT. The access point converts to it for recipients who use it.
VAN Value-added network — an interoperability network through which some recipients receive electronic documents.
eFaktura, E-faktura Consumer e-invoicing to the recipient’s online bank, in Norway and Sweden respectively. Available on request.
AvtaleGiro Norwegian direct debit: the invoice is paid under a standing agreement with the recipient. Available on request.
Vipps Norwegian payment app used as a consumer delivery channel. Available on request.
Digipost Norwegian digital mailbox. The access point checks its recipient registry before sending. Available on request.
Kivra Swedish digital mailbox used as a consumer delivery channel. Available on request.
SMS invoice A text message with a payment link. Available on request.
Smart Email Email delivery where the invoice is confirmed as read. Available on request.
Print fallback Paper delivery used automatically when no digital channel can reach the recipient.
Bring your own keys The service model where you use your own access point credentials and pay only a monthly fee for the app.