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+title: Embedding a ZUGFeRD Invoice in a PDF Report
+description: Learn how to embed XML into PDF/A-3b (ZUGFeRD Invoice) using Telerik Reporting and RadPdfProcessing libraries.
+type: how-to
+page_title: How to Add XML to PDF/A-3b ZUGFeRD Invoice with Telerik Reporting and RadPdfProcessing
+meta_title: How to Add XML to PDF/A-3b ZUGFeRD Invoice with Telerik Reporting and RadPdfProcessing
+slug: embedding-zugferd-invoice-in-pdf-report
+tags: reporting, zugferd, invoice,xml, embed, compliance-level
+res_type: kb
+ticketid: 1695524
+---
+
+## Environment
+
+| Version | Product | Author | 
+| ---- | ---- | ---- | 
+| 2025.2.520| RadPdfProcessing |[Desislava Yordanova](https://www.telerik.com/blogs/author/desislava-yordanova)| 
+| 19.1.25.716 | Telerik Reporting|-|
+
+## Description
+
+This article demonstrates how to embed [ZUGFeRD](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZUGFeRD) (acronym for Zentraler User Guide des Forums elektronische Rechnung Deutschland) invoices to PDF reports combining **Telerik Reporting** and **Telerik Document Processing Libraries**.
+
+## Solution
+
+**Telerik Reporting** does not currently provide a built-in way to embed an XML file (such as the ZUGFeRD invoice) directly into the PDF during report generation. However, [RadPdfProcessing](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/libraries/radpdfprocessing/overview), offered by the [Telerik Document Processing Libraries](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/introduction), provides such functionality out of the box.
+
+The recommended workflow is:
+
+1. [Generate the PDF Report using Telerik Reporting]({%slug telerikreporting/using-reports-in-applications/call-the-report-engine-via-apis/embedded-report-engine%}).
+1. [Import the PDF into RadPdfProcessing](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/libraries/radpdfprocessing/formats-and-conversion/pdf/pdfformatprovider/pdfformatprovider#import).
+1. [Embed the ZUGFeRD XML file](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/libraries/radpdfprocessing/features/embedded-file-streams/embedded-file-streams#creating-an-embedded-electronic-zugferd-invoice).
+1. [Export the final PDF](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/libraries/radpdfprocessing/formats-and-conversion/pdf/pdfformatprovider/pdfformatprovider#export).
+
+### Code Example
+
+Here is a code snippet that demonstrates the process:
+
+````C#
+using System.Diagnostics; 
+using Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf;
+using Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.FormatProviders.Pdf.Export;
+using Telerik.Windows.Documents.Fixed.Model;
+
+// Define paths for reports and PDFs
+string reportFolderPath = @"..\..\..\Reports\Storage";
+string pdfFolderPath = @"..\..\..\Reports\Pdf Files";
+string[] reportFiles = Directory.GetFiles(reportFolderPath);
+
+foreach (string reportFilePath in reportFiles)
+{
+    // Step 1: Generate PDF Report using Telerik Reporting
+    var reportProcessor = new Telerik.Reporting.Processing.ReportProcessor();
+    var deviceInfo = new System.Collections.Hashtable();
+
+    var reportSource = new Telerik.Reporting.UriReportSource();
+    reportSource.Uri = reportFilePath;
+
+    Telerik.Reporting.Processing.RenderingResult result = reportProcessor.RenderReport("PDF", reportSource, deviceInfo);
+    string fileName = result.DocumentName + "_byReporting." + result.Extension;
+    string filePath = pdfFolderPath + @"\" + fileName;
+
+    if (!result.HasErrors)
+    {
+        using (System.IO.FileStream fs = new System.IO.FileStream(filePath, System.IO.FileMode.Create))
+        {
+            fs.Write(result.DocumentBytes, 0, result.DocumentBytes.Length);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Step 2: Import the PDF Report, add ZUGFeRD XML, and Export PDF using Telerik Document Processing
+    string filePathToImport = pdfFolderPath + @"\" + fileName;
+
+    PdfFormatProvider pdfProvider = new PdfFormatProvider();
+    RadFixedDocument fixedDocument = pdfProvider.Import(File.OpenRead(filePathToImport), TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+
+    // Embed the ZUGFeRD XML file
+    byte[] xmlBytes = File.ReadAllBytes(@"zugferd-invoice.xml");
+    fixedDocument.EmbeddedFiles.AddZugferdInvoice(xmlBytes);
+
+    // Configure PDF export settings for compliance
+    PdfExportSettings settings = new PdfExportSettings();
+    settings.ComplianceLevel = PdfComplianceLevel.PdfA3B;
+    pdfProvider.ExportSettings = settings;
+
+    // Export the final PDF
+    string exportedFileName = result.DocumentName + "_byDPL." + result.Extension;
+    filePath = pdfFolderPath + @"\" + exportedFileName;
+    using (Stream output = File.OpenWrite(exportedFileName))
+    {
+        pdfProvider.Export(fixedDocument, output, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+    }
+
+    Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo { FileName = exportedFileName, UseShellExecute = true });
+}
+````
+
+## See Also
+
+* [RadPdfProcessing](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/libraries/radpdfprocessing/overview)
+* [Embedding ZUGFeRD Invoices](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/libraries/radpdfprocessing/features/embedded-file-streams/embedded-file-streams#creating-an-embedded-electronic-zugferd-invoice)