cXML versions
cXML is versioned by Ariba and then SAP Business Network in the form
1.2.NNN. The current version (May 2026) is 1.2.069,
read verbatim from the official DTD cXML.dtd on line 1332.
| Version | Year | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0 | 1999 | Foundational | Released February 1999 by Ariba (and a consortium of 40+ companies). Introduces the cXML envelope, PunchOutSetupRequest and OrderRequest messages, and PunchOut. |
1.1 | 1999 | Historic | First minor iteration: ProfileRequest, GetPending, StatusUpdateRequest added. Remains backward compatible with 1.0. |
1.2 | 2000 | Historic reference | Introduces an incremental update cycle under the 1.2.NNN naming, maintaining backward compatibility with 1.0 and 1.1. |
1.2.008 | 2001 | Historic | InvoiceDetail and PaymentRemittance additions. |
1.2.014 | 2002 | Historic | Stabilisation of OrderRequest, ConfirmationRequest, ShipNoticeRequest. |
1.2.020 | 2003 | Historic | Early Quote work (QuoteRequest, QuoteMessage). |
1.2.027 | 2005 | Historic | Catalog (Catalog.dtd) and product-indexing additions. |
1.2.033 | 2007 | Historic | Strengthened invoice metadata, partial-payment support. |
1.2.040 | 2010 | Historic | Order lifecycle additions (change, cancel, acknowledgment). |
1.2.048 | 2014 | Historic | FulfillmentBase evolution, consolidated despatch-note support. |
1.2.056 | 2018 | Historic | International tax-field strengthening, Ariba Network compatibility. |
1.2.061 | 2022 | Reference | Widely deployed in 2022-2023, cited as the default target in many Implementation Guides. |
1.2.065 | 2024 | Recent stable | Minor InvoiceDetail additions. Adoption by SAP Business Network. |
1.2.069 | 2026 | Current (published by SAP) | Version loaded by default at https://xml.cxml.org/current/cXML.dtd (Last-Modified 2026-02-06). Source of truth: <!ENTITY cxml.version "1.2.069"> in the official DTD, archived locally as content/_sources/cxml/1.2.061/cXML.dtd. |
The modules still carry their original Perforce identifiers: $Id: //ariba/cxml/modules/Common.mod#6 $, etc.
The ediverse.io archive stores the six official DTDs under
content/_sources/cxml/1.2.061/ (the path reflects the directory initially
specified; the actual version of the downloaded DTDs is 1.2.069).