<a class="reference external image-reference" href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0-standalone.html"><img alt="License: AGPL-3" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/licence-AGPL--3-blue.svg"> </a> <a name="optional-validation-of-vat-via-vies"></a> <h2>Optional validation of VAT via VIES</h2> <p>This module extends base_vat module features allowing to know if VIES validation was passed or not.</p> <p>Then you can use &quot;VIES validation passed&quot; field in order to show VAT ID with or without country preffix in invoices, for instance.</p> <p><em>NOTE</em>: Although VIES validation is set in your company, this validation will not block VAT ID write (main difference to Odoo standard behavior) if this VAT ID is valid in its country.</p> <a name="configuration"></a> <h3>Configuration</h3> <p>In order to activate VIES validation, you must set this option in your company: Settings &gt; Companies &gt; Your Company &gt; VIES VAT Check</p> <a name="usage"></a> <h3>Usage</h3> <p>When VIES VAT Check is activated:</p> <ul class="simple"> <li>Odoo will try to validate VAT against VIES online service</li> <li>If passed, then &quot;VIES validation passed&quot; field will be True</li> <li>If not passed, then try to validate using country validation method</li> <li>If validated, then &quot;VIES validation passed&quot; field will be False</li> <li>If not validated, then a ValidationError will be shown to user</li> </ul> <p>When VIES VAT Check is not activated:</p> <ul class="simple"> <li>&quot;VIES validation passed&quot; field will be always False</li> </ul> <p>You must prefix VAT with country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2) and if you want to bypass country validation you can use &quot;EU&quot; code</p> <a class="reference external image-reference" href="https://runbot.odoo-community.org/runbot/92/10.0"><img alt="Try me on Runbot" src="https://odoo-community.org/website/image/ir.attachment/5784_f2813bd/datas" /></a> <a name="bug-tracker"></a> <h3>Bug Tracker</h3> <p>Bugs are tracked on <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/OCA/account-financial-tools/issues">GitHub Issues</a>. In case of trouble, please check there if your issue has already been reported. If you spotted it first, help us smash it by providing detailed and welcomed feedback.</p> <a name="credits"></a> <h3>Credits</h3> <a name="contributors"></a> <h4>Contributors</h4> <ul class="simple"> <li>Rafael Blasco &lt;<a class="reference external" href="mailto:rafael.blasco&#64;tecnativa.com">rafael.blasco&#64;tecnativa.com</a>&gt;</li> <li>Antonio Espinosa &lt;<a class="reference external" href="mailto:antonio.espinosa&#64;tecnativa.com">antonio.espinosa&#64;tecnativa.com</a>&gt;</li> <li>Sergio Teruel &lt;<a class="reference external" href="mailto:sergio.teruel&#64;tecnativa.com">sergio.teruel&#64;tecnativa.com</a>&gt;</li> <li>David Vidal &lt;<a class="reference external" href="mailto:david.vidal&#64;tecnativa.com">david.vidal&#64;tecnativa.com</a>&gt;</li> </ul> <a name="maintainer"></a> <h4>Maintainer</h4> <a class="reference external image-reference" href="https://odoo-community.org"><img alt="Odoo Community Association" src="https://odoo-community.org/logo.png" /></a> <p>This module is maintained by the OCA.</p> <p>OCA, or the Odoo Community Association, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the collaborative development of Odoo features and promote its widespread use.</p> <p>To contribute to this module, please visit <a class="reference external" href="https://odoo-community.org">https://odoo-community.org</a>.</p>