BR-CO-19fatal

How to fix BR-CO-19

If Invoicing period (BG-14) is used, the Invoicing period start date (BT-73) or the Invoicing period end date (BT-74) shall be filled, or both.

What this rule checks

An <cac:InvoicePeriod> element exists at the document level but contains neither a start date nor an end date. The period element is meaningless without at least one date.

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 <cbc:StartDate> (BT-73) and/or <cbc:EndDate> (BT-74) inside <cac:InvoicePeriod>. If the period is not needed, remove the <cac:InvoicePeriod> element entirely.

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