BR-55

Previous invoice number is missing

ErrorEN 16931BT-25

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What it means

A reference to a previous invoice must include that invoice’s number (BT-25). A reference has been added without the number.

Typical causes

  • A credit note was linked without the original invoice number
  • An empty previous-invoice reference was exported

How to fix it

  1. Find the invoice that this reference is intended to identify.
  2. Enter its invoice number, or remove an accidentally added reference.
What the rule says (technical)

Each Preceding Invoice reference (BG-3) shall contain a Preceding Invoice reference (BT-25).

Add the original invoice number in cac:BillingReference/cac:InvoiceDocumentReference/cbc:ID.

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