BR-38fatal

How to fix BR-38

Each Document level charge (BG-21) shall have a Document level charge reason (BT-104) or a Document level charge reason code (BT-105).

What this rule checks

Every document-level charge must explain its purpose, either as free text or using a standard UNTDID 7161 reason code.

Referenced business terms

This rule references the following EN 16931 business terms. Click through for the full definition, the UBL XPath and the cardinality.

How to fix it

Add a cbc:AllowanceChargeReason and/or cbc:AllowanceChargeReasonCode element to each document-level cac:AllowanceCharge (where cbc:ChargeIndicator is true).

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