InvoiceGlass

An invoice line contains a document reference that is not allowed · PEPPOL-EN16931-R101

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

At invoice line level only one kind of reference is allowed: the line object identifier (BT-128), for example a meter or contract number relating to that specific line, with type code 130. This invoice contains a different document reference in a line, so it is not valid. References to orders, delivery notes or contracts belong on the invoice as a whole, not on the line.

As of

Who can correct it?

The sender can correct the invoice.

How to fix it

  1. Ask the sender for a corrected invoice in which additional document references are given at invoice level.

Rule text and source

Paraphrase · The line-level document reference covered by this check is for the identifier of the object being billed (BT-128). When that reference is present, the assertion expects document type code 130.

Message to the sender

Subject: Invoice {invoiceNumber} – document reference in a line

Hello,

Thank you for your invoice {invoiceNumber} dated {issueDate}. When checking it we noticed that an invoice line contains a document reference that is not allowed there (rule PEPPOL-EN16931-R101). The invoice is not valid like this. Could you please send a corrected version?

Kind regards

Example

A line bills a meter. The line reference contains the meter identifier but wrongly uses document type code 916. Use 130 to identify the reference as an invoiced object identifier.

Rule versions

KoSIT · XRechnung Schematron 2.6.0

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