What it means
The check covers all ram elements whose names end in ReferencedDocument, including purchase order references (BT-13), contract references (BT-12) and preceding invoice references (BT-25). A child ram:URIID is allowed only when its parent is ram:AdditionalReferencedDocument with a ram:TypeCode value of 916. This is the supporting-document use for an external document location (BT-124).
Why it matters
Within these CII document references, an external document location belongs to a supporting document. This rule does not prohibit links everywhere else in the invoice.
How to fix it
Find ram:URIID in the reference reported by the check. Remove it from that reference. If you need the link for a supporting document, include it in ram:URIID under ram:AdditionalReferencedDocument with ram:TypeCode 916. Keep any order, contract or preceding invoice reference in its own appropriate element. Save or regenerate your CII file, then check it again.
Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Validate an invoice against EN 16931
Or fix the invoice in a form and download the corrected file, for 1 credit: Fix a rejected e-invoice
The rule as published
URIID should not be present Where this rule applies
| Rule set | Version |
|---|---|
| EN 16931 (CII) | 1.3.17 |
| XRechnung 3.0 (CII) | 3.0.2 |
| NLCIUS (CII) | 1.0.3.13 |
| France CTC (CII) | 1.4.0-04 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether CII-DT-015 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- CII-DT-016 Remove StatusCode from document references
- CII-DT-017 Remove CopyIndicator from document references
- CII-DT-018 Use TypeCode only on additional references
- CII-DT-019 Remove GlobalID from document references
- CII-DT-020 Remove RevisionID from document references
- CII-DT-021 Descriptions belong on supporting document references