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BR-42
An invoice line allowance has no reason (BT-139 or BT-140)
What the message means
An invoice line allowance has no reason (BT-139 or BT-140).
What the issuer needs to change
Give the reason as text or code.
Fields concerned
BG-27invoice line allowancesBT-139invoice line allowance reasonBT-140invoice line allowance reason code
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- Rule set
- EN 16931 (CEN, rule set 1.3.16)
- Syntax
- CII, UBL
- Level
- Error
Original rule text
Each Invoice line allowance (BG-27) shall have an Invoice line allowance reason (BT-139) or an Invoice line allowance reason code (BT-140).
Technical details for IT
UBL
Context: //cac:InvoiceLine/cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator = false()] | //cac:CreditNoteLine/cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator = false()] Test: not(exists(cbc:AllowanceChargeReason) or exists(cbc:AllowanceChargeReasonCode))
CII
Context: //ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge/ram:ChargeIndicator[udt:Indicator = 'false'] Test: not((../ram:Reason) or (../ram:ReasonCode))
Related rules
- BR-37Missing in a charge: document level charge VAT category code (BT-102)
- BR-38A charge has no reason (BT-104 or BT-105)
- BR-41Missing in a line allowance: invoice line allowance amount (BT-136)
- BR-43Missing in a line charge: invoice line charge amount (BT-141)
- BR-44An invoice line charge has no reason (BT-144 or BT-145)
- BR-45Missing in the VAT breakdown: VAT category taxable amount (BT-116)