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BR-49 – A Payment instruction (BG-16) shall specify the Payment means type code (BT-81)

What the rule says

A Payment instruction (BG-16) shall specify the Payment means type code (BT-81).

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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Paste the XML and see every error with the exact fix and the correct amounts.

Where it is checked in the XML

Context: cac:PaymentMeans

Test (XPath):

exists(cbc:PaymentMeansCode)

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)