E-invoice rule EN 16931 schematron
BR-42: The allowance on line level needs a reason
The allowance on line level needs a reason. Add cbc:AllowanceChargeReason (text) or cbc:AllowanceChargeReasonCode (code).
Original wording of the rule
[BR-42]-Each Invoice line allowance (BG-27) shall have an Invoice line allowance reason (BT-139) or an Invoice line allowance reason code (BT-140).
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:AllowanceCharge/cbc:AllowanceChargeReason. - 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:AllowanceCharge
xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2"
xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2">
<cbc:AllowanceChargeReason>Zlava za objem</cbc:AllowanceChargeReason>
</cac:AllowanceCharge>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:AllowanceChargeReason, cbc:AllowanceChargeReasonCode
Where we point in the file: /Invoice/cac:InvoiceLine[1]/cac:AllowanceCharge[1]
Related rules
- BR-38 The charge on document level needs a reason
- BR-41 The allowance on line level has no amount
- BR-43 The charge on line level has no amount
- BR-44 The charge on line level needs a reason
- BR-45 The VAT breakdown is missing the taxable amount
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