efstaDocs Changelog
2026
| Date | Change | Country | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| New | E-Invoicing: a new section regarding E-Invoicing in France is available, detailing the timeline for upcoming mandates | ||
| 21.05.2026 | Changed | Virtual FDM (SDK / Testing): The information on how to find the shared secrets has been expanded | |
| Changed | Business Cases: The table of export/audit events has been updated with clearer descriptions and a column listing countries which use the event, and for which it's mandatory. | ||
| 11.05.2026 | New Changed | - A new section is available in the E-Invoicing guide for Poland, describing the KSeF Metadata feature - Printing Periodic Reports: The TillD attribute can be omitted in Poland as reports are always printed until the current date. | |
| Changed | The Quick Start Guide (steps 4-8) have been updated to reflect our current implementation | ||
| Changed | VAT handling: new tax group "H" (4.9% on Grundnahrungsmittel) will be supported with EFR version 2.8.4. It can be used in production from 1.July 2026 onwards. | ||
| 30.04.2026 | Changed | All documentation for Sweden has been updated with details on the CCU to TCS migration. | |
| Changed | The descriptions and examples for NF and NFS at Rule-Set > ESR Elements have been updated according to our current implementation. | ||
| 23.04.2026 | Changed | Pay.UID has been marked mandatory for Denmark in the ESR.Pay table and Country Specific Properties table. Information in the mobile element of the Pay.PayG table was expanded as well. | |
| Changed | The VAT handling table has been updated with tax group H (4.9%) for staple foods (Grundnahrungsmittel). | ||
| New | Added information about using RPN field with Line Void Business Case | ||
| New | Added the CURRENTDATE formula to the dynamic content description of the Digital Bill | ||
| 20.04.2026 | NewChanged | - A new section "Ticket Medium" was added to the Fiscal Requirements page. - Belgium was added to the list of countries for ESR.DO - The section on Direct Invoices in Belgium has ben rephrased to offer more clarity on when a direct- or supplementary invoice may be used at a cash register. | |
| New | Added information on how Simplified Invoices are implemented for KSeF | ||
| 16.04.2026 | NewChanged | - A new entry for Swissbit Cloud has been added to the Remote Signatures table - A receipt layout example was added. - Adjusted the required country-specific configs under the tab "e-Invoice" for Germany - The following sections have been reorganized for more clarity: QR Code, Retention periods and Receipt characteristics | |
| Changed | The Onboarding Guide has been updated, providing new information on Proof of Compliance, with self-certification being one of the available options. | ||
| Changed | Rsn has been marked recommended for Poland E-Invoicing in the ESR Elements table. | ||
| Changed | The receipt layout has been updated to reflect our current implementation. | ||
| Changed | E-Invoicing > The page "Additional Properties" has been reworked, giving current information on UBL-fields according to our current implementation. Furthermore, the fields from that page have been integrated into the tables of the Rule-Set page. | ||
| New | Added information regarding Badges to EFR API > Profile | ||
| Changed | Content from the "EFR Profile Configuration" page has been merged with EFR API > Profile. | ||
| 13.04.2026 | Changed | E-Invoicing Germany has been updated in E-Invoicing Germany and End customer instructions for German E-Invoicing to align with our new solution for B2G with Peppol. | |
| 08.04.2026 | New Changed | - The Belgium Quickstart page has been expanded with three new steps: Order FDM Modules, Certification (SCE 2.0) and FDM Configuration & Activation. - The Fiscal Devices page has been expanded with full documentation on FDM configuration, activation (commissioning), operation, and deactivation. - The Fiscal Requirements page has been expanded with POS Certification (SCE 2.0), covering the full certification process. - Updated the TaxIDs for testing | |
| NewChanged | (Outdated) The EFR Profile Configuration guide is now a standalone page and has been removed from all quickstart guides. | ||
| 07.04.2026 | NewChanged | Added Posnet printer support to the Fiscal Requirements | |
| 25.03.2026 | NewChanged | - Added 0% F taxrate to VAT table - The foreign currency payment documentation has been updated to clarify that ConvR is required in Poland. | |
| 19.03.2026 | New | New information was added to the Onboarding Guide, Mandatory Reporting and our end customer guides for Reporting Obligation Germany, explaining how to use the Wirtschafts-Identifikationsnummer which will be mandatory from 1.1.2027 onwards. | |
| New | The end customer instruction for E-Invoicing Germany is now also available in German: E-Invoicing Deutschland | ||
| New | A new FAQ page was added regarding E-Invoicing in Poland. | ||
| 16.03.2026 | Changed | The following page has been updated to reflect our current implementation: "E-Invoicing Poland" | |
| New Changed | - A new page is available for Italy, describing the efsta Software Solution SSW - The section Features of the EFR has been updated to provide clearer, up to date information | ||
| 13.03.2026 | Changed | The following country solution has been officially released, removing its beta status: Belgium | |
| Removed | E-Invoicing > The page "Additonal Properties" is being updated and has been temporarily removed | ||
| New Changed | - The "Additional Links" section of the navigation now features a link to the efsta end customer instructions. - Existing end customer instructions for Germany have been grouped together, changing their link paths to /enduser/germany. | ||
| 05.03.2026 | New | A new end customer instruction is available for "DATEV integration options: MeinFiskal vs. DATEV Invoice Data Service 1.0" in English and German | |
| Changed | Fiscal invoices have been renamed to direct invoices and non-fiscal invoices to supplementary invoices to clarify their usage. The descriptions for both have been updated as well. | ||
| Changed | The email address to get in touch with our support and consulting teams has been updated to ticket@efsta.eu | ||
| 26.2.2026 | Changed | A new section is available in the DATEV guide: DATEV MeinFiskal (Pilot), describing what DATEV MeinFiskal is and how to set it up. Furthermore, the original DATEV guide DATEV Invoice Data service 1.0 has been rephrased for more clarity. | |
| 19.02.2026 | New | The country guides have been updated, offering new information on fiscalization in Belgium. This also includes Belgian-related changes to Rule-Set, Common Business Cases and Country Specific Business Cases. | |
| New | A new section is available, describing how to add custom elements to the transaction request: Custom Elements in Pug Templates for Printing | ||
| Changed | The tables on the Rule Set page have been reorganized for more clarity. This involves the following chapters: Request Tra (Transaction) and Response TraC (Tra Completion) | ||
| New | A new section is available, documenting the API to manage custom layout (EJS/PUG) files: Manage Custom Layout Files | ||
| 12.02.2026 | Changed | - Fiscal Requirements: The strongpoint state example has been expanded with the "DrawerBalance" element; a new section "Cash Drawer Balance" is available - Rule-Set: "PosG" has been added to the "Pos elements" table; a new section "Position Groups - Pos.PosG" is available | |
| 05.02.2026 | New | A new section is available, explaining the difference between Single POS, Multi POS and Multi Company setup: EFR modes | |
| 29.01.2026 | New | A new FAQ section with two entries is available, describing the process of registering and updating ELSTER contacts for the reporting obligation. | |
| 22.01.2026 | Changed | The deprecated Belgium guides have been collapsed. New information will be added once available. | |
| Changed | The legacy Czechia guides which were valid until 2023 have been collapsed. New information will be added once available. | ||
| Changed | The link in the available countries table now redirects to our current documentation pdf. | ||
| New | A new section is available: Quick Start Guide Step 4 | ||
| New | A new section is available: Quick Start Guide Step 4 | ||
| 15.01.2026 | Changed | The appearance of efstaDocs has been updated to reflect our new Branding. | |
| New | New admonitions are available, giving more information on deposit handling: - Business Cases > Bottle/Container Deposit - Poland > Receipt Layout > Barcode | ||
| Removed | A section was removed as the content was outdated and no longer needed: "Accompanying Documents" from Country Specific Business Cases |
2025
| Date | Change | Country | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.12.2025 | New | A new page is available: E-Invoicing Belgium | |
| New | A new section is available: "Swissbit Cloud TSE" | ||
| Changed | The tax group table was updated to display the new reduced group "F" with 12%. | ||
| Removed | An infobox has been removed because it duplicated content from the box at section "Fiscal Certificate Handling" | ||
| New | A new table was added to describe simplified invoice thresholds in our supported countries | ||
| New | A new FAQ topic was added, describing the HTTP 4xxx and 5xx error codes | ||
| New | New sites are available: Management API and Automation Guide for the Management API | ||
| Changed | External link at the navigation bar were moved into a dropdown | ||
| Changed | The section Request Tra (Transaction) has been updated with additional descriptions for every element group. | ||
| 11.12.2025 | Changed | The following page has been updated to reflect our current E-Invoicing implementation: "End customer instructions for German E-Invoicing" | |
| Changed | The following section has been updated to reflect our current EFR implementation: "Operator ID Opr and Operator Name OprN" | ||
| Changed | The following sections have been updated to reflect our current EFR implementation: - Printer State code examples - Description of DN usage in Invoice section - Wording of Transaction Time description | ||
| New | (Outdated) A new step for EFR Preconfiguration has been added to all country quickstart pages. | ||
| New | A new section regarding Standalone E-Invoicing has been added | ||
| 04.12.2025 | Changed | The example receipt layout has been updated to ensure compliance | |
| New | A new section is available: Using logos with NF and Fiscal Receipts | ||
| New | A new business case is available: Printing periodic reports | ||
| New | A new page is available: End customer instructions for German E-Invoicing | ||
| 27.11.2025 | New | Added new Changelog page for transparency of efstaDocs changes | |
| Changed | Updated workflow description of System Reinstallation | ||
| Changed | Updated terminology of ESR Formats for Croatia and Slovenia to ensure consistency regarding OprTIN | ||
| New | Added a new FAQ page for Lithuania with the first topic regarding resubmitting receipt data | ||
| 19.11.2025 | New | Added a new step at the end of every countries' quickstart guide, regarding our implementation checklist. | |
| | Changed | Updated description of OprTIN and OprSSN in Common Business Cases | |
| | New | Added a changelog for all site-edits (with exception of the Digital Receipt updates) | |
| | New | Added information about setting up E-Invoicing at the Quickstart Steps 2 of Germany, Italy and Poland | |
| | New | Added information regarding B2B and B2G functionality within E-Invoicing and at Quickstart Step 2 | |
| | New | Added a new section within Fiscal Requirements regarding OIB | |
| 12.11.2025 | Removed | Removed outdated FAQ topic | |
| | Changed | Updated content of FAQ topic regarding connection of payment terminal and RT printer | |
| 11.11.2025 | Changed | Merged "Simplified Rules" section with "Process Workflow" | |
| | Changed | Updated content of infobox on VERI*FACTU availability | |
| | Changed | Updated naming of recent E-Invoicing section "Regulatory-compliant preservation" | |
| 06.11.2025 | Changed | Updated ESR elements fields "RFiscal" & "ResumeFN"; Updated POS elements table fields "IN", "Resume" & "TS" | |
| Changed | Updated POS elements field "IN" | ||
| Changed New | Updated TraC table fields "FN" and "Code"; Added new field "ES_TBAI_Code" | ||
| Changed | Updated page structure for country-specific information at E-Invoicing | ||
| New | Added new chapter pertaining to "Regulatory-compliant preservation" at E-Invoicing Italy | ||
| 24.10.2025 | New | Added new section for exchanging TSEs to the FAQs | |
| 17.10.2025 | Removed | Removed "Printing of Payments" section from Receipt Layout page - use Payment Groups instead | |
| New | Added information regarding the value length of ESR.OprTIN / OibOper to Business Cases | ||
| Removed | Removed "mandatory" column from ESR Format table in Fiscal Requirements | ||
| Changed | Clarified description of Acceptable Warnings | ||
| 26.09.2025 | New | Added information on libffi library for arm64 linux in quickstart section | |
| 19.09.2025 | New | Cloud-EFR installation guide was added back into the Web-API section of the quickstart guides | |
| 17.09.2025 | Changed | Added information on automated reporting service into enduser guides (EN/DE) | |
| 11.09.2025 | New | Added new Posnet information to Supported Printers and Barcode sections; Added "LIN" element to Rule Set | |
| | New | Added Non-Fiscal Transactions without Printing | |
| | New | Added "D0" content to ESR Elements | |
| | Removed | Removed "Telemetry & Telecommanding" from Utility | |
| | Removed | Removed "Voucher" from Payment Groups table | |
| | New | Added "Regime Forfettario" to E-Invoicing Italy | |
| 14.08.2025 | New | Added info box for B2B & B2G in E-Invoicing Germany | |
| 08.08.2025 | New | Added automated reporting to Mandatory Reporting page | |
| 05.08.2025 | Changed | Complete content & structure revision of E-Invoicing documentation | |
| | Changed | Updated pdf links to the Declaration of Conformity; Removed appendix | |
| 29.07.2025 | New | Added Test Certificate information | |
| 24.07.2025 | Changed | Changed example of "OPR.TIN" in ESR Elements to clarify value length | |
| | Changed | Updated Declaration of Conformity pdfs | |
| 16.07.2025 | New | Added missing event code 156 to Audit Codes and Export Event list | |
| Changed | Updated Quickstart step 4 & step 5 | ||
| 10.06.2025 | Changed | Updated Digital Receipt Customer Card page | |
| | New | Added Declaration of Conformity pdfs | |
| 27.05.2025 | Changed New | Updated broken links in FAQ; Added Test Environment; Updated Parking of Receipts examples; Changed description of "ESR.RFiscal" field in ESR Elements table | |
| 26.05.2025 | Changed New | Updated all screenshots in the ES guide; Added on-site verification guides for VERI*FACTU and TicketBAI; Updated section of the Quickstart Guide; Added info on the Declaration of Conformity | |
| 21.05.2025 | Removed Changed | Removed information on Varos; Updated barcode table | |
| | Removed Changed | Removed outdated infobox at Quickstart; Updated table for PRICE_LOOKUP | |
| 13.05.2025 | New | Added VERI*FACTU documentation | |
| 05.05.2025 | New | Added warning to Quickstart regarding outdated implementation | |
| 30.04.2025 | Changed New | Complete revision of SE guide; Added SE info to Business Cases & Country Specific Business Cases | |
| 31.03.2025 | Changed | Updated address of the swedish tax agency | |
| | Removed | Removed information on Posnet | |
| 14.03.2025 | Changed | Updated Quickstart Certification info | |
| 10.03.2025 | New | Added Digital Receipt View Options | |
| 31.01.2025 | Changed | Updated Annual Receipt FAQs | |
| | Changed | Complete revision of FR Guide | |
| 22.01.2025 | New | Added TrinkgeldAG to exports page | |
| 10.01.2025 | Changed | Updated E-Invoicing guide | |
| | Changed | Updated TicketBAI guide | |
| 03.01.2025 | Changed | Updated ESR Elements table | |
| | New | Added super reduced taxrate to VAT table |
2024
| Date | Change | Country | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2024 | Changed | Updated the "ESR.RD" field in Refund & Void | |
| New | E-Invoicing related "SVCStartD" & "SVCEndD" added to POS elements | ||
| 30.12.2024 | Changed | Updated the Mandatory Reporting guide; Added Process Documentation guide | |
| 24.12.2024 | Changed | Updated VAT table with new 2025 rates | |
| 20.12.2024 | New | Added TicketBAI guide | |
| | New | Added Mandatory Reporting guide | |
| 06.12.2024 | New | Added FAQ section | |
| 04.11.2024 | New | efstaDocs launch |














