BR-FR-BD-14-EXT-FR-FE-138: Top-level GROUP lines need the earlier invoice date

What it means

For those frameworks and document types, the UBL check runs on line billing references (BG-25) that identify the current document, carry GROUP (EXT-FR-FE-163) and have no parent line ID (EXT-FR-FE-162). It requires cac:InvoiceDocumentReference/cbc:IssueDate (EXT-FR-FE-138) in a billing reference on the same line whose cbc:ID (EXT-FR-FE-136) differs from the current document number. This tests date-element presence, not its content, format or chronological order. A blank date element passes this check. In CII, the check runs on each GROUP line with no parent line ID and requires ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:InvoiceReferencedDocument/ram:FormattedIssueDateTime/qdt:DateTimeString, without requiring an invoice identifier different from the current document number.

Why it matters

The date forms part of the line's reference to the invoice being corrected. It belongs with that earlier invoice number, not with the reference to the current document.

How to fix it

Find the affected UBL line's billing reference to the actual earlier invoice. Set cac:InvoiceDocumentReference/cbc:ID to that invoice number and enter its invoice date in cbc:IssueDate. If the reference is missing, add it separately from the GROUP reference to the current document. In CII, enter the earlier invoice's date in ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:InvoiceReferencedDocument/ram:FormattedIssueDateTime/qdt:DateTimeString on the affected GROUP line. Take the date from the earlier invoice, not from the correction, then recheck your file.

The rule as published

BR-FR-BD-14-EXT-FR-FE-138 : Date Facture antérieure manquant ligne … : Lorsque le cadre de facturation (BT-23) est S9, B9 ou M9, et pour les factures rectificatives et avoirs chaque ligne (BG-25) avec un sous-type de ligne (EXT-FR-FE-163) égal à "GROUP" et sans identifiant de ligne Parent (EXT-FR-FE-162) doit comprendre un identifiant de facture antérieure à la ligne (EXT-FR-FE-136) ainsi que sa date (EXT-FR-FE-138).

Business terms: BG-25, BT-23

Where this rule applies