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CII-SR-496: An Invoice shall contain maximum one Payment Mandate (BG-19).

fatal CII

What this error means and how to fix it

A CII syntax rule: the invoice contains a UN/CEFACT CII element that EN 16931 does not use, or uses it more often than allowed. This is an error: the invoice is rejected until it is fixed.

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Rule text

[CII-SR-496] - An Invoice shall contain maximum one Payment Mandate (BG-19).
Where the rule is checked (XPath context and test)
SyntaxSeverityContext (XPath)Test (XPath)
EN16931-CIIfatal/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoicecount(//ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementPaymentMeans/ram:PayerPartyDebtorFinancialAccount) <= 1

Business terms referenced

BG-19

Related rules

UBL-SR-55, DE-R-030, DE-R-031, DE-R-023-2, DE-R-024-2, DE-R-025-1, BR-DE-30, BR-DE-31, BR-DE-23-b, BR-DE-24-b, BR-DE-25-a

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

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