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BR-54: Each Item attribute (BG-32) shall contain an Item attribute name (BT-160)…

fatal CII UBL

What this error means and how to fix it

An EN 16931 core rule: a mandatory business term is missing, or a basic condition between business terms is not met. Add or correct the element named in the rule text at the location the validation result shows. This is an error: the invoice is rejected until it is fixed.

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This error needs information only you have, so it is not repaired automatically. The free check shows every finding in the file with its location; if other errors in the same file are in the automatic set (totals, VAT breakdown, rounding, element order), the result page offers the corrected file for 9 €.

Rule text

[BR-54]-Each Item attribute (BG-32) shall contain an Item attribute name (BT-160) and an Item attribute value (BT-161).
Where the rule is checked (XPath context and test)
SyntaxSeverityContext (XPath)Test (XPath)
EN16931-UBLfatal//cac:AdditionalItemPropertyexists(cbc:Name) and exists(cbc:Value)
EN16931-CIIfatal//ram:ApplicableProductCharacteristic(ram:Description) and (ram:Value)

Business terms referenced

BG-32, BT-160, BT-161

Related rules

BR-DE-CVD-05, BR-DE-CVD-03, BR-DE-CVD-06-a, BR-DE-CVD-06-b

Source: EN 16931-1 Schematron, UN/CEFACT CII syntax binding (ConnectingEurope/eInvoicing-EN16931, EUPL-1.2).

Source: EN 16931-1 Schematron, UBL syntax binding (ConnectingEurope/eInvoicing-EN16931, EUPL-1.2).

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