E-invoice rule XRechnung 3.x
BR-DE-26: A corrected invoice (type code 384)
A corrected invoice (type code 384) should reference the preceding invoice (BG-3, cac:BillingReference/cac:InvoiceDocumentReference).
Original wording of the rule
[BR-DE-26] Wenn im Element "Invoice type code" (BT-3) der Code 384 (Corrected invoice) übergeben wird, soll PRECEDING INVOICE REFERENCE BG-3 mind. einmal vorhanden sein.
Source of the quotation: XRechnung 3.x (itplr-kosit/xrechnung-schematron, Apache 2.0 licence)
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: XRechnung 3.x
How we rate it: warning
UBL elements: cac:BillingReference/cac:InvoiceDocumentReference
Related rules
- BR-DE-1 XRechnung requires payment instructions (BG-16)
- BR-DE-2 XRechnung requires seller contact details (BG-6)
- BR-DE-3 The seller address is missing the city (BT-37, cbc:CityName)
- BR-DE-4 The seller address is missing the post code (BT-38, cbc:PostalZone)
- BR-DE-5 The seller contact details are missing the contact point name
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