E-invoice rule EN 16931 schematron
BR-12: Missing: the sum of invoice line net amounts
Missing: the sum of invoice line net amounts (BT-106). Add the element cbc:LineExtensionAmount to cac:LegalMonetaryTotal.
Original wording of the rule
[BR-12]-An Invoice shall have the Sum of Invoice line net amount (BT-106).
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
cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/cbc:LineExtensionAmount. - 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
<cac:LegalMonetaryTotal
xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2"
xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2">
<cbc:LineExtensionAmount currencyID="EUR">100.00</cbc:LineExtensionAmount>
</cac:LegalMonetaryTotal>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:LineExtensionAmount, cac:LegalMonetaryTotal
Where we point in the file: /Invoice/cac:LegalMonetaryTotal
Related rules
- BR-10 The buyer postal address (BG-8, element cac:PostalAddress) is missing
- BR-11 The buyer address is missing the country code (BT-55)
- BR-13 Missing: the invoice total amount without VAT (BT-109)
- BR-14 Missing: the invoice total amount with VAT (BT-112)
- BR-15 Missing: the amount due for payment (BT-115)
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