BR-CO-25fatal

How to fix BR-CO-25

In case the Amount due for payment (BT-115) is positive, either the Payment due date (BT-9) or the Payment terms (BT-20) shall be present.

What this rule checks

The invoice has a positive amount due but specifies neither a payment due date nor payment terms. The buyer needs to know when or how to pay.

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:DueDate> (BT-9) to the root element and/or <cac:PaymentTerms>/<cbc:Note> (BT-20) with the payment terms description. If the amount due is zero or negative (e.g., a credit note), this rule does not apply.

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