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BR-CO-08
The reason code and text of a line charge do not match (BT-144, BT-145)
What the message means
The reason code and text of a line charge do not match (BT-144, BT-145).
What the issuer needs to change
Make code and text consistent.
Fields concerned
BT-144invoice line charge reasonBT-145invoice line charge 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 charge reason code (BT-145) and Invoice line charge reason (BT-144) shall indicate the same type of charge reason.
Technical details for IT
UBL
Context: //cac:InvoiceLine/cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator = true()] | //cac:CreditNoteLine/cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator = true()] Test: not(true())
CII
Context: //ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge/ram:ChargeIndicator[udt:Indicator = 'true'] Test: not(true())
Related rules
- 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-07The reason code and text of a line allowance do not match (BT-139, BT-140)
- 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)
- BR-CO-11The sum of allowances (BT-107) does not equal the individual allowances (BT-92)