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BR-DE-17
The invoice type code (BT-3) is not intended for XRechnung
What the message means
The invoice type code (BT-3) is not intended for XRechnung.
What the issuer needs to change
Use one of the usual codes: 380 invoice, 381 credit note, 384 corrected invoice, 389 self-billed invoice, 326 partial invoice, 875–877 construction invoices.
Fields concerned
BT-3invoice type code
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- Rule set
- XRechnung 3.0.2 (KoSIT, Schematron 2.6.0)
- Syntax
- CII, UBL
- Level
- Warning
Original rule text
Mit dem Element "Invoice type code" (BT-3) sollen ausschließlich folgende Codes aus der Codeliste UNTDID 1001 übermittelt werden: 326 (Partial invoice), 380 (Commercial invoice), 384 (Corrected invoice), 389 (Self-billed invoice) und 381 (Credit note),875 (Partial construction invoice), 876 (Partial final construction invoice), 877 (Final construction invoice).
Technical details for IT
UBL
Context: /ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNote Test: not(normalize-space(cbc:InvoiceTypeCode) = $supportedInvAndCNTypeCodes or normalize-space(cbc:CreditNoteTypeCode) = $supportedInvAndCNTypeCodes)
CII
Context: /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice
Test: not(normalize-space(rsm:ExchangedDocument/ram:TypeCode) = ('326', '380', '384', '389', '381', '875', '876', '877'))
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