What it means
For each ram:ApplicableProductCharacteristic under the line's ram:SpecifiedTradeProduct, the rule permits zero or one ram:Description. This element represents the attribute name (BT-160) within item attributes (BG-32). The test does not check the attribute value (BT-161).
Why it matters
Each characteristic has a single name field to identify the property described by its value.
How to fix it
Check the affected product characteristic and remove duplicate ram:Description elements. If the names refer to different characteristics, such as colour and size, put each characteristic and its corresponding value in a separate ram:ApplicableProductCharacteristic block. Save or export the corrected file and check it again.
Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Validate a ZUGFeRD invoice
Or fix the invoice in a form and download the corrected file, for 1 credit: Fix a rejected e-invoice Beta
The rule as published
Element 'ram:Description' may occur at maximum 1 times. Where this rule applies
| Rule set | Version |
|---|---|
| Factur-X 1.09 EXTENDED | 1.0.9-2 |
| ZUGFeRD 2.5 EXTENDED | 2.5.2 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether FX-SCH-A-001144 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- FX-SCH-A-001145 Use an allowed product classification scheme
- FX-SCH-A-001146 Use an allowed product identifier scheme
- FX-SCH-A-001147 An included product can have at most one identifier
- FX-SCH-A-001148 Each included product needs one name element
- FX-SCH-A-001149 An included product can have at most one description
- FX-SCH-A-001150 An included product's global identifier needs a scheme