BR-FR-MV-11_BT-128: The main seller's sub-invoice must carry the invoice number

What it means

When the billing framework (BT-23) is S8, B8, M8, S9, B9 or M9 and the main seller (the seller in BG-4, identified by its legal registration identifier BT-30) has groups of lines, there must be at least one GROUP line without a parent for that seller whose sub-invoice number (BT-128 with scheme AFL) equals the invoice number (BT-1). The lines of the main seller are found by matching the seller legal identifier on the line with BT-30. The message shows the counts and the numbers that were compared.

Why it matters

The invoice number ties the main seller's own part to the invoice as a whole. If no group carries it, the platform cannot tell which sub-invoice is the main seller's, so the invoice is rejected.

How to fix it

Find the GROUP line without a parent whose seller legal identifier is the same as your own in the seller block of the invoice, and set its sub-invoice number (the AFL reference) to the invoice number. Check that the legal identifier on that line is written exactly as in the seller block, because lines are matched on it. The sub-invoices of other sellers keep their own numbers, which must all be different.

The rule as published

ID Seller : … , NB ligne GROUP seller : … Numero de facture (BT-1) : … , Nb de Ligne GROUP avec Num fact : … , NumFact de ligne : … . [BR-FR-MV-11/BT-128]Lorsque le cadre de facturation (BT-23) est S8, B8, M8 ou S9, B9, M9, si le Vendeur principal identifié dans le bloc Vendeur (BG-4) de la facture au travers de son identifiant légal (BT-30) dispose d'un groupe de lignes de facturation, alors il doit exister au moins une ligne (BG-25) avec sous-type de ligne (EXT-FR-FE-163) = "GROUP" et sans identifiant de ligne Parent (EXT-FR-FE-162), pour laquelle le numéro de facture à la ligne (Valeur de BT-128 avec BT-128-1 = AFL) est égal au numéro de facture (BT-1).

Business terms: BG-4, BG-25, BT-1, BT-23, BT-30, BT-128

Where this rule applies