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 does this rule mean?
The amount due is positive but neither a payment due date (BT-9) nor payment terms (BT-20) are present.
If money is still owed, the invoice must say by when — as a date or as terms.
- BT-9
- Payment due date
- BT-20
- Payment terms
- BT-115
- Amount due for payment
Official rule message (standard)
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.
Where the rule applies
Syntax: CII · UBL
The same rule, expressed twice: UBL and CII name the same fields with different paths. Running a CII file against the UBL rules is why you get errors that mean nothing.
UBL
/ubl:Invoice/cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/cbc:PayableAmount
CII
/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice
Technical test
The rule passes when this Schematron expression holds true:
(number(//ram:DuePayableAmount) > 0 and ((//ram:SpecifiedTradePaymentTerms/ram:DueDateDateTime) or (//ram:SpecifiedTradePaymentTerms/ram:Description))) or not(number(//ram:DuePayableAmount)>0)How to fix it
Touches amounts, VAT or IBAN. We never change these automatically — correct them in your source data.
Add a payment due date or payment terms (e.g. "payable within 14 days").
Correct the affected entry in your XML, then re-check the invoice. Validation runs locally in your browser — your file never leaves your machine.
Check an e-invoice here
Drop an XML or ZUGFeRD PDF file here. Validation runs locally in your browser against EN 16931 — your file never leaves your machine.