Counterfoil rule note
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Each Invoice line (BG-25) shall have an Invoice line identifier (BT-126).
Source: https://docs.peppol.eu/poacc/billing/3.0/rules/ubl-tc434/BR-21/
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0, May 2026 release, EN 16931 model bound to UBL
Severity note: fatal, from the Flag column of the Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 UBL rules index retrieved 2026-10-18.
Each invoice line (BG-25) must have an invoice line identifier (BT-126). The message says "shall have" and starts with "Each". It ends with a period. The context is the invoice line or the credit note line. The published test checks that the line identifier is not blank. The comparison is != '' with a space.
Put a non-blank identifier (BT-126) on each invoice line or credit note line.
Illustration of the condition in the official statement. Not an example published by the source.
Fails the stated condition. An invoice line or a credit note line has no identifier, or that identifier is blank.
Passes the stated condition. The invoice line or the credit note line has a non-blank identifier.
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cac:InvoiceLine | cac:CreditNoteLine
normalize-space(cbc:ID) != ''
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