E-invoice rule EN 16931 schematron
BR-16: The invoice has no lines at all (BG-25)
The invoice has no lines at all (BG-25). Add at least one cac:InvoiceLine, or cac:CreditNoteLine in a credit note.
Original wording of the rule
[BR-16]-An Invoice shall have at least one Invoice line (BG-25)
Source of the quotation: EN 16931 schematron (ConnectingEurope/eInvoicing-EN16931, licence EUPL 1.2)
How to fix it
- Open the XML file of the e-invoice in a text editor.
- 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.
When it is reported
Profile: EN 16931, Peppol BIS Billing 3.0, XRechnung 3.x
How we rate it: error
UBL elements: cac:InvoiceLine, cac:CreditNoteLine
Related rules
- BR-14 Missing: the invoice total amount with VAT (BT-112)
- BR-15 Missing: the amount due for payment (BT-115)
- BR-17 The payee (BG-10) needs its own name in cac:PartyName/cbc:Name and it
- BR-18 The seller tax representative (BG-11) needs a name (BT-62)
- BR-19 The seller tax representative (BG-11) needs a postal address
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