BR-DE-28
BR-DE-28 is a warning-level rule in the XRechnung ruleset.
WarningXRechnungUBLCII
The official rule
XRechnung, official German wordingIn BT-43 soll genau ein @-Zeichen enthalten sein, welches nicht von einem Leerzeichen, einem Punkt, aber mindestens zwei Zeichen auf beiden Seiten flankiert werden soll. Ein Punkt sollte nicht am Anfang oder am Ende stehen.
Technical detail — where the rule is evaluated and the exact test
| Syntax | Context and assertion |
|---|---|
| UBL | /ubl:Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact | /cn:CreditNote/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact |
matches(normalize-space(cbc:ElectronicMail), $XR-EMAIL-REGEX) | |
| CII | /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:DefinedTradeContact |
matches(normalize-space(ram:EmailURIUniversalCommunication/ram:URIID), $XR-EMAIL-REGEX) |
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