`FPA12-UNSIGNED`

A public-sector invoice (FPA12) must carry a qualified electronic signature before it is sent to the SDI (CAdES-BES as .xml.p7m, or enveloped XAdES-BES). This file has no XAdES signature; a CAdES signature wraps the file and is not checked here.

Official rule text

A public-sector invoice (FPA12) must carry a qualified electronic signature before it is sent to the SDI (CAdES-BES as .xml.p7m, or enveloped XAdES-BES). This file has no XAdES signature; a CAdES signature wraps the file and is not checked here.

Where the rule applies

Rule set	Document type	Severity
FatturaPA (XML schema, SDI controls) (1.2.3) Agenzia delle Entrate	FatturaPA 1.2.3 FPR12 (B2B), FatturaPA 1.2.3 FPA12 (public sector)	warning

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

Technical check

Syntax: FATTURAPA · FatturaPA (XML schema, SDI controls) (1.2.3)
Context: p:FatturaElettronica
Test (must be true): empty(ds:Signature)

Syntax: UBL · FatturaPA (XML schema, SDI controls) (1.2.3)
Context: p:FatturaElettronica
Test (must be true): empty(ds:Signature)

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": "FPA12-UNSIGNED",
  "message": "A public-sector invoice (FPA12) must carry a qualified electronic signature before it is sent to the SDI (CAdES-BES as .xml.p7m, or enveloped XAdES-BES). This file has no XAdES signature; a CAdES signature wraps the file and is not checked here.",
  "xpath": "/…",
  "source": "schematron:fatturapa@1.2.3",
  "docUrl": "https://einvoice-api.eu/rules/fpa12-unsigned.html"
}

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Rule text and severity are taken unchanged from the official rule set; this page is generated from the API's configuration. Not legal advice.