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BR-52
Missing in an attachment: supporting document reference (BT-122)
What the message means
Missing in an attachment: supporting document reference (BT-122).
What the issuer needs to change
Add the supporting document reference.
Fields concerned
BG-24additional supporting documentsBT-122supporting document reference
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- Rule set
- EN 16931 (CEN, rule set 1.3.16)
- Syntax
- CII, UBL
- Level
- Error
Original rule text
Each Additional supporting document (BG-24) shall contain a Supporting document reference (BT-122).
Technical details for IT
UBL
Context: cac:AdditionalDocumentReference Test: not(normalize-space(cbc:ID) != '')
CII
Context: //ram:AdditionalReferencedDocument Test: not(normalize-space(ram:IssuerAssignedID) != '')
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- BR-54An item attribute lacks its name or value (BT-160, BT-161)
- BR-55Missing in the preceding invoice reference: preceding invoice reference (BT-25)