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BR-DE-21 Wrong specification identifier
The specification identifier (BT-24) says which standard the invoice follows. For XRechnung 3.0 it is urn:cen.eu:en16931:2017#compliant#urn:xeinkauf.de:kosit:xrechnung_3.0.
The rule's official text
Das Element "Specification identifier" (BT-24) soll syntaktisch der Kennung des Standards XRechnung entsprechen.
The specification identifier (BT-24) should be XRechnung's, for XRechnung 3.0 "urn:cen.eu:en16931:2017#compliant#urn:xeinkauf.de:kosit:xrechnung_3.0".
A warning: the invoice counts as valid, though some recipients still refuse it.
What usually causes it
- The invoice still uses the identifier of an old XRechnung version, such as
…urn:xoev-de:kosit:standard:xrechnung_2.3. - It is a ZUGFeRD or Factur-X invoice in the EN 16931 profile (
urn:cen.eu:en16931:2017), checked as an XRechnung. - A typo or a space in the identifier.
How to fix it
- If it is meant to be an XRechnung: enter XRechnung 3.0's identifier exactly as above.
- For a ZUGFeRD invoice the warning is expected when it is checked as an XRechnung. Whether the recipient accepts ZUGFeRD is for you to agree with them; German authorities usually require XRechnung.
- Patching an old version rarely pays off. Update the software that writes the invoice instead.
Where it sits in the XML
- UBL
cbc:CustomizationID- CII
rsm:ExchangedDocumentContext/ram:GuidelineSpecifiedDocumentContextParameter/ram:ID
Fixed? Check the invoice again.
Free, no account, with the KoSIT validator. The file isn't stored.
Related error codes
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BR-DE-1Payment instructions are missing -
BR-DE-15Buyer reference (Leitweg-ID) is missing -
BR-DE-16Seller VAT ID or tax number is missing -
BR-DE-17Invoice type code not allowed -
BR-DE-18Early payment discount in the wrong format -
BR-DE-22Attachments share a file name -
BR-DE-27Telephone number too short -
BR-DE-30Creditor identifier missing for direct debit -
BR-DE-TMP-32Date of supply is missing
Invoices that get through. From the hours you tracked.
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