`BR-54`

EN 16931 · validation rule

EN 16931Error

An item attribute (BG-32) is missing its name (BT-160) or value (BT-161). Each cac:AdditionalItemProperty needs both cbc:Name and cbc:Value / each ram:ApplicableProductCharacteristic needs ram:Description and ram:Value.

Field: lines[].item.attributes[] (BT-160/BT-161)
Rule set: EN 16931
Rule-set version: EN 16931 validation artefacts 1.3.17 · in force since 2026-10-13 · Rule-set changelog
Who has to fix it: The sender

This is a property of the file you received, so it cannot be corrected on your side without changing the document — ask the supplier to reissue it.

Check your own invoice

Drop the file that failed. We parse it, run the official rule sets against it and list every finding with a fix — 20 invoices per day, no key, nothing stored.

Open the live demo

Same explanation over the API: GET /v1/rules/BR-54?lang=en