BR-DE-CVD-03
BR-DE-CVD-03 is a error-level rule in the XRechnung ruleset.
ErrorXRechnungUBLCII
The official rule
XRechnung, official German wordingIn einer Rechnung muss mindestens eine … INVOICE LINE (BG-25) enthalten sein, in der der Scheme identifier von … "Item classification identifier" (BT-158) den Wert 'CVD' und der … "Item attribute name" (BT-160) den Wert 'cva' enthält.
Technical detail — where the rule is evaluated and the exact test
| Syntax | Context and assertion |
|---|---|
| UBL | (/ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNote)[$isCVD] |
(cac:InvoiceLine/cac:Item | cac:CreditNoteLine/cac:Item)[cac:CommodityClassification/cbc:ItemClassificationCode/@listID = 'CVD' and cac:AdditionalItemProperty/cbc:Name = 'cva'] | |
| CII | /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice[$isCVD]/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction |
ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem/ram:SpecifiedTradeProduct[ram:DesignatedProductClassification/ram:ClassCode/@listID = 'CVD' and ram:ApplicableProductCharacteristic/ram:Description = 'cva'] |
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