InvoiceGlass

An item or service name is missing · BR-25

  • Severity · Error
  • Applies to · UBL / CII
  • Editorial review pending

This check concerns the item name on the invoice line (BT-153). The name tells the reader what product or service the line bills.

As of

Who can correct it?

The sender can correct the invoice.

How to fix it

  1. Enter a clear name for the product or service actually billed in the item name field.
  2. XML fields in the affected group · UBL cac:Item/cbc:Name · CII ram:SpecifiedTradeProduct/ram:Name

Rule text and source

Paraphrase · An invoice line must include a nonblank item name.

Message to the sender

Subject: Invoice {invoiceNumber} – An item or service name is missing

Hello,

could you clarify a detail on your invoice {invoiceNumber} dated {issueDate} (BR-25)? This check concerns the item name on the invoice line (BT-153). Enter a clear name for the product or service actually billed in the item name field.

Could you send us the corrected invoice?

Thank you and kind regards

Example

The blank item name is replaced with the name of the agreed service.

UBL

cac:Item/cbc:Name

Fails the rule
<!-- cbc:Name -->

Corrected
<cbc:Name>Design</cbc:Name>

CII

ram:SpecifiedTradeProduct/ram:Name

Fails the rule
<!-- ram:Name -->

Corrected
<ram:Name>Design</ram:Name>

Related rules

Business terms

BG-25

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

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