BR-CO-25: An amount is due with neither date nor terms
This code shows up when an electronic invoice is validated. Here is what it means, why it fires, and what to change in the file.
Why this code appears
The invoice asks for a payment (BT-115 above zero) but states neither a payment due date (BT-9) nor payment terms (BT-20). The recipient does not know when to pay.
How to fix it
Fill SpecifiedTradePaymentTerms/DueDateDateTime with the due date, or Description with the terms in plain words: "payment within 30 days".
What it looks like in the file
These two snippets are replayed against our own checker on a complete invoice, every time the site is built. The first one raises this code, the second one does not.
What raises the code:
Nothing. The field is simply absent from the file, and it is that absence the check reports.
What to write instead:
<ram:SpecifiedTradePaymentTerms>
<ram:DueDateDateTime><udt:DateTimeString format="102">20261001</udt:DateTimeString></ram:DueDateDateTime>
</ram:SpecifiedTradePaymentTerms>Where it happens
This code comes from EN 16931, the European e-invoicing standard. It concerns business term BT-9.