BR-DE-25 in your own invoice? Upload the file and find every error in seconds.
What does BR-DE-25 mean?
XRechnung 3.0.2 has no rule BR-DE-25 without a letter. The rule for direct debit (payment means 59) is split: BR-DE-25-a requires the direct debit data (BG-19). BR-DE-25-b then forbids an account for credit transfer (BG-17) and card data (BG-18).
Common causes of BR-DE-25
- A report drops the letter and only shows BR-DE-25. It then means BR-DE-25-a or BR-DE-25-b.
How to fix BR-DE-25
- Find the faulty spot in the XML. Open the XML of the invoice and go to field BT-81 along this XPath:
//ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementPaymentMeans/ram:TypeCode - Apply the fix. Check which part the message names. BR-DE-25-a requires the direct debit data (BG-19) for payment means 59 (direct debit). BR-DE-25-b then forbids an account for credit transfer (BG-17) and card data (BG-18).
- Validate again. Save the file and validate it again to check that BR-DE-25 is no longer reported.
Concrete fix
Check which part the message names. BR-DE-25-a requires the direct debit data (BG-19) for payment means 59 (direct debit). BR-DE-25-b then forbids an account for credit transfer (BG-17) and card data (BG-18).
XPath
//ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementPaymentMeans/ram:TypeCodeFrequent questions about BR-DE-25
Is BR-DE-25 still checked?
Yes, in two parts: BR-DE-25-a and BR-DE-25-b. In XRechnung both are errors.
Related error codes
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