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BR-CO-05
The reason code and text of an allowance do not match (BT-97, BT-98)
What the message means
The reason code and text of an allowance do not match (BT-97, BT-98).
What the issuer needs to change
Make code and text consistent.
Fields concerned
BT-97document level allowance reasonBT-98document level 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
Document level allowance reason code (BT-98) and Document level allowance reason (BT-97) shall indicate the same type of allowance.
Technical details for IT
UBL
Context: /ubl:Invoice/cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator = false()] | /cn:CreditNote/cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator = false()] Test: not(true())
CII
Context: //ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge/ram:ChargeIndicator[udt:Indicator='false'] Test: not(true())
Related rules
- BR-CO-03Both the VAT point date (BT-7) and the VAT point date code (BT-8) are given; only one is allowed
- BR-CO-04In at least one invoice line, this is missing: invoiced item VAT category code (BT-151)
- BR-CO-06The reason code and text of a charge do not match (BT-104, BT-105)
- BR-CO-07The reason code and text of a line allowance do not match (BT-139, BT-140)
- BR-CO-08The reason code and text of a line charge do not match (BT-144, BT-145)