Validation rules

BR-CO-22

A document-level charge (BG-21) carries neither a reason text (BT-104) nor a reason code (BT-105) — at least one is required.

Rule
BR-CO-22official EN 16931 / XRechnung rule
Severity
error
Business term
BT-104
Detected by
tier 1 — normbill pre-flight (also in the playground)
Reachability
Triggerable from your request JSON (generate & validate)

normbill's pre-flight reports the equivalent finding as BR-38 at tier 1.

How to fix it

Set the charge's reason (e.g. "Versandkosten") or a UNCL 7161 reason_code.

BR-CO-22 auf Deutsch — was bedeutet der Fehler?

Ein Zuschlag auf Dokumentebene (BG-21) trägt weder einen Grundtext (BT-104) noch einen Grundcode (BT-105) — mindestens eines ist Pflicht.

So beheben Sie den Fehler

Setzen Sie reason des Zuschlags (z. B. "Versandkosten") oder einen UNCL-7161-reason_code. normbill meldet denselben Befund bereits vorab als BR-38.

Official sources

Every 422 from the API lists the rule id, the path in your request JSON, a plain-language message and a suggested fix — see the docs overview for the report format.

Or try it live: drop any XRechnung XML on the free validator — same KoSIT-backed report, no account.

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