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The line allowance base has too many decimal places · BR-DEC-25

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

The line allowance base amount field (BT-137) may have up to two decimal places. This is the amount to which the line allowance percentage is applied. Trailing zeros in the XML also count as decimal places.

As of

Who can correct it?

The sender can correct the invoice.

How to fix it

  1. Export the line allowance base amount with at most two decimal places. Then verify any totals that use this amount.
  2. XML fields in the affected group · UBL cac:InvoiceLine/cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator=false()]/cbc:BaseAmount · CII ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge[ram:ChargeIndicator/udt:Indicator=false()]/ram:BasisAmount

Rule text and source

Paraphrase · BT-137 is limited to amounts with at most two decimal places.

Message to the sender

Subject: Invoice {invoiceNumber} – The line allowance base has too many decimal places

Hello,

could you clarify a detail on your invoice {invoiceNumber} dated {issueDate} (BR-DEC-25)? The line allowance base amount field (BT-137) may have up to two decimal places. Please export the amount with at most two decimal places and verify the totals that use it.

Could you send us the corrected invoice?

Thank you and kind regards

Example

The line allowance base amount is written as 12.346 in the XML, with three decimal places. The value rounded to two places is 12.35.

UBL

cac:InvoiceLine/cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator=false]/cbc:BaseAmount

Fails the rule
<cbc:BaseAmount currencyID="EUR">12.346</cbc:BaseAmount>

Corrected
<cbc:BaseAmount currencyID="EUR">12.35</cbc:BaseAmount>

CII

ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge[ram:ChargeIndicator/udt:Indicator=false]/ram:BasisAmount

Fails the rule
<ram:BasisAmount>12.346</ram:BasisAmount>

Corrected
<ram:BasisAmount>12.35</ram:BasisAmount>

Business terms

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

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