E-invoice rule EN 16931 schematron
BR-04: The invoice type code (BT-3) is missing
The invoice type code (BT-3) is missing. An invoice needs cbc:InvoiceTypeCode with the value 380, a credit note needs cbc:CreditNoteTypeCode with 381.
Original wording of the rule
[BR-04]-An Invoice shall have an Invoice type code (BT-3).
Source of the quotation: EN 16931 schematron (ConnectingEurope/eInvoicing-EN16931, licence EUPL 1.2)
How to fix it
- Open the XML file and find the element
cbc:InvoiceTypeCode. - Add or correct the element the way the wording of the rule above asks for.
- Save the file and check it again with our checker. It runs in your browser, the file is never uploaded.
A correct UBL 2.1 snippet
<cbc:InvoiceTypeCode
xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2">380</cbc:InvoiceTypeCode>The snippet is only the part of the document the rule is about. Put it in the right place inside your invoice; the namespaces are written here only so that the snippet reads on its own.
When it is reported
Profile: EN 16931, Peppol BIS Billing 3.0, XRechnung 3.x
How we rate it: error
UBL elements: cbc:InvoiceTypeCode, cbc:CreditNoteTypeCode
Related rules
- BR-02 The invoice number (BT-1, element cbc:ID) is missing
- BR-03 The issue date (BT-2, element cbc:IssueDate) is missing
- BR-05 The invoice currency code (BT-5, element cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode)
- BR-06 The seller name (BT-27) is missing
- BR-07 The buyer name (BT-44) is missing
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