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BR-30 – If both Invoice line period start date (BT-134) and Invoice line period end date…

What the rule says

If both Invoice line period start date (BT-134) and Invoice line period end date (BT-135) are given then the Invoice line period end date (BT-135) shall be later or equal to the Invoice line period start date (BT-134).

How to fix it

Fill in or correct the fields named in the rule (the BT/BG codes tell you which). The test below shows exactly what is checked in the XML. Quickest: validate the invoice to get the exact location and, for amounts, the correct value.

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Where it is checked in the XML

Context: cac:InvoiceLine/cac:InvoicePeriod | cac:CreditNoteLine/cac:InvoicePeriod

Test (XPath):

(exists(cbc:EndDate) and exists(cbc:StartDate) and xs:date(cbc:EndDate) >= xs:date(cbc:StartDate)) or not(exists(cbc:StartDate)) or not(exists(cbc:EndDate))

Related rules

• BR-01 An Invoice shall have a Specification identifier (BT-24)
• BR-02 Invoice number missing
• BR-03 An Invoice shall have an Invoice issue date (BT-2)
• BR-04 An Invoice shall have an Invoice type code (BT-3)
• BR-05 Invoice currency missing
• BR-06 Seller name missing
• BR-07 Buyer name missing
• BR-08 Seller address missing
• BR-09 The Seller postal address (BG-5) shall contain a Seller country code (BT-40)
• BR-10 Buyer address missing
• BR-11 The Buyer postal address shall contain a Buyer country code (BT-55)
• BR-12 An Invoice shall have the Sum of Invoice line net amount (BT-106)