What it means
The rule counts ram:Description elements in each ram:ManufacturerTradeParty under the line's ram:SpecifiedTradeProduct. It permits zero or one description element and fails when there are two or more.
Why it matters
The Extended profile provides one optional description field for each manufacturer entry.
How to fix it
In the affected ram:ManufacturerTradeParty, combine any description text you need to retain into one ram:Description and remove the extra description elements. If no description is needed, you can omit it. 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-001155 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- FX-SCH-A-001156 A manufacturer can have at most one electronic address entry
- FX-SCH-A-001157 A manufacturer's contact email block needs one address element
- FX-SCH-A-001158 A manufacturer's fax block needs one number element
- FX-SCH-A-001159 A manufacturer's telephone block needs one number element
- FX-SCH-A-001160 The manufacturer's global identifier needs a scheme
- FX-SCH-A-001161 Use an allowed manufacturer identifier scheme