`CII-SR-172`

AdditionalReferencedDocument should not be present

Official rule text

[CII-SR-172] - AdditionalReferencedDocument should not be present

Where the rule applies

Rule set	Document type	Severity
XRechnung with the CEN EN 16931 rules (3.0.2) KoSIT, CEN	EN16931 XRechnung (CII), EN16931 XRechnung Extension (CII), EN16931 XRechnung CVD (CII), EN16931 (CII)	warning
French rules BR-FR, EXTENDED-CTC-FR (1.4.0.04) FNFE-MPE	EXTENDED-CTC-FR (CII)	warning
CIUS-RO (1.0.9) Romanian Ministry of Finance	CIUS-RO (CII): EN 16931 only	warning

Fatal and error findings make the invoice invalid (valid: false); warnings and information do not.

Technical check

Syntax: CII · CIUS-RO (1.0.9), French rules BR-FR, EXTENDED-CTC-FR (1.4.0.04), XRechnung with the CEN EN 16931 rules (3.0.2)
Context: /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem/ram:SpecifiedLineTradeDelivery
Test (must be true): not(ram:AdditionalReferencedDocument)

How the API reports this rule

Every finding of POST /v1/validate carries the rule id, severity, message, location (XPath) and rule set, and links this page (docUrl):

{
  "severity": "warning",
  "ruleId": "CII-SR-172",
  "message": "[CII-SR-172] - AdditionalReferencedDocument should not be present",
  "xpath": "/…",
  "source": "schematron:xrechnung@3.0.2",
  "docUrl": "https://einvoice-api.eu/rules/cii-sr-172.html"
}

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