Artifacts (GoBD audit history)

The Artifacts page (DXP eInv Artifacts) is the immutable audit history of every e-invoice the app has generated. Each row records one generated artifact together with the exact inputs, validation verdict and cryptographic hashes that prove what was produced and sent. The page is designed to satisfy German GoBD requirements for the traceable, unalterable retention of business documents.

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Fields

• Format - the sending profile the artifact was generated for (XRechnung, ZUGFeRD, ...).
• Status - the lifecycle state of the artifact: Created, KoSIT-Validated, Released, Transmitted.
• Artifact Hash - the SHA-256 hash of the stored e-invoice bytes.
• Payload Hash - the SHA-256 hash of the JSON payload (hidden by default).
• KoSIT Passed - the KoSIT validator verdict as a pass/fail flag (only meaningful once the status is KoSIT-Validated or later).
• Validator Config Version - the version of the KoSIT validator configuration used, so the verdict can be reproduced later.
• Generated At / Released At / Transmitted At - the timestamps for each milestone.
• Superseded By - if a later artifact replaced this one, a reference to the newer artifact.

Immutability and GoBD relevance

Once an artifact reaches the Released state it becomes immutable - its content, hashes and verdict can no longer change. If a document has to be re-issued, a new artifact is created and the old one is marked with Superseded By, preserving the full chain rather than overwriting history.

The SHA-256 hashes of both the source payload and the generated artifact let you prove after the fact that a stored e-invoice is byte-for-byte the one that was validated and transmitted. Together with the validator config version and the milestone timestamps, this gives the complete, tamper-evident audit trail GoBD expects.

Actions

• Download E-Invoice - downloads the generated e-invoice artifact.
• Download Payload - downloads the source payload the artifact was built from.
• Show KoSIT Report / Download KoSIT Report - opens the official KoSIT report in the viewer, or downloads it as a file.
• View Source Document - navigates to the posted source business document (invoice, credit memo) the artifact was generated from.