What it means
In UBL, this checks cbc:ID directly under Invoice or CreditNote. The permitted letters are A-Z and a-z, the permitted digits are 0-9, and the listed symbols are plus (+), hyphen (-), underscore (_) and slash (/). The check prohibits all spaces. In CII, it checks the invoice's ram:ID in the same way.
Why it matters
Your invoice number identifies the document. This French rule requires that identifier to follow a specified character and spacing format.
How to fix it
Compare the reported value with the invoice number in your records. Correct unsupported characters or spacing in cbc:ID directly under Invoice or CreditNote for UBL, or in the invoice's ram:ID for CII. Keep the number consistent with your records and any references to it. If the invoice has already been issued with an unsupported number, ask your software supplier how to handle the correction rather than changing the XML number independently. Export the corrected file and check it again in Klarbon.
Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Check an e-invoice
The rule as published
L'identifiant de facture (cbc:ID) doit être composé uniquement de caractères alphanumériques (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) et peut contenir les caractères spéciaux autorisés : tiret (-), plus (+), tiret bas (_), barre oblique (/). Il ne doit pas contenir uniquement des espaces, ni commencer ou se terminer par un espace, ni contenir d'espaces consécutifs. Valeur actuelle : " … ". Veuillez corriger le format de l'identifiant. Where France CTC (CII) run it, the rule reads:
L'identifiant de facture (ram:ID) contient des caractères non autorisés. Valeur actuelle : " … ". Seuls les caractères alphanumériques et les symboles + - _ / sont autorisés, sans espaces. Where this rule applies
| Rule set | Version |
|---|---|
| France CTC (UBL invoice) | 1.4.0-04 |
| France CTC (UBL credit note) | 1.4.0-04 |
| France CTC (CII) | 1.4.0-04 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether BR-FR-02_BT-1 still fails, and which other rules do.