Additional Notes
International Standard Code
Please make sure that all units of measure you use in e-invoice have the International Standard Code field maintained. Use the UNECERec20 list for this purpose.
Specifying a VAT Category Code
If you specify a code in the VAT Category Code (BT-118) that implies VAT exemption, you must also specify a VAT Exemption Reason Text (BT-120). In Business Central, the VAT Clause Code field is used for this purpose. If the field is not filled, an error will occur in the e-invoice validation check.
Payment Terms (BT-20) and Business Rule BR-DE-18
Business Rule BR-DE-18 requires that payment terms (BT-20) are transmitted in a defined format when cash discount information is available. The required format is:
#SKONTO#TAGE=14#PROZENT=2.25#
Hinweis
The keywords SKONTO, TAGE, and PROZENT are part of the XRechnung standard specification and must be used in German regardless of the document language.
The E-Rechnung extension automatically detects whether a payment term contains a payment terms formula (with days) and a cash discount percentage, and generates the correct format from this. If this information is not available, the plain description of the payment term is transmitted unchanged – in this case, the generated file may violate BR-DE-18 and be flagged as non-valid.
Hinweis
Make sure that your payment terms in Business Central have a payment terms formula (field Calculation Formula) and a cash discount percentage (field Discount %) maintained, so that BT-20 is formatted correctly automatically.
During import, field BT-20 is read for informational purposes only and not processed further, as payment terms on the buyer side are determined by vendor master data.
E-Rechnung Periods in Sales and Service
In service orders, service invoices and service credit memos, as well as in the sales documents of the same name, an E-Rechnung start and end date can be added at line item level.
This data is also adopted in posted sales and service documents and the E-Rechnung document.
