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BR-CO-07
The reason code and text of a line allowance do not match (BT-139, BT-140)
What the message means
The reason code and text of a line allowance do not match (BT-139, BT-140).
What the issuer needs to change
Make code and text consistent.
Fields concerned
BT-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
Invoice line allowance reason code (BT-140) and Invoice line allowance reason (BT-139) shall indicate the same type of allowance reason.
Technical details for IT
UBL
Context: //cac:InvoiceLine/cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator = false()] | //cac:CreditNoteLine/cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator = false()] Test: not(true())
CII
Context: //ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge/ram:ChargeIndicator[udt:Indicator = 'false'] Test: not(true())
Related rules
- BR-CO-04In at least one invoice line, this is missing: invoiced item VAT category code (BT-151)
- BR-CO-05The reason code and text of an allowance do not match (BT-97, BT-98)
- BR-CO-06The reason code and text of a charge do not match (BT-104, BT-105)
- BR-CO-08The reason code and text of a line charge do not match (BT-144, BT-145)
- BR-CO-09A VAT identifier does not start with the country prefix (BT-31, BT-48 or BT-63)
- BR-CO-10The sum of line net amounts (BT-106) does not equal the total of the individual lines (BT-131)