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BR-DE-TMP-32

Eine Rechnung sollte zur Angabe des Liefer-/Leistungsdatums entweder BT-72 "Actual delivery date", BG-14 "Invoicing period" oder in jeder Rechnungsposition BG-26 "Invoice line period" enthalten.

What does this rule mean?

The invoice states no delivery or service date.

For VAT purposes it must be clear when the supply happened. XRechnung accepts three ways: the actual delivery date (BT-72), an invoicing period (BG-14), or a line period (BG-26) on every line. This is a warning, not a hard rejection.

BG-14
Invoicing period (group)
BG-26
Invoice line period (group)
BT-72
Actual delivery date
Official rule message (standard)

Eine Rechnung sollte zur Angabe des Liefer-/Leistungsdatums entweder BT-72 "Actual delivery date", BG-14 "Invoicing period" oder in jeder Rechnungsposition BG-26 "Invoice line period" enthalten.

Official rule message from the standard.

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 | /cn:CreditNote

CII

  • /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction

Technical test

The rule passes when this Schematron expression holds true:

               ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeDelivery/ram:ActualDeliverySupplyChainEvent/ram:OccurrenceDateTime               or ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:BillingSpecifiedPeriod               or (every $line in ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem               satisfies $line/ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:BillingSpecifiedPeriod)

How to fix it

A missing or incorrect business entry only you can supply. Add or correct it, then re-check.

Add one of the three — in practice usually BT-72 or BG-14.

Correct the affected entry in your XML, then re-check the invoice. Validation runs locally in your browser — your file never leaves your machine.

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