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BT-147 Item Price Discount

A price-level discount subtracted from the gross item price.

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Line items

The goods or services on each invoice line, including quantities, prices, and VAT.

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In plain language

A price-level discount subtracted from the gross item price.

A price-level discount subtracted from the gross item price.

Describes how the invoice line price is derived, including base quantity and any price-level discount, so automated checks can recalculate line totals.

What you usually enter here

Decimal amount in invoice currency

Typical valid values include: 10.00

Defined by EN 16931 for line price calculation data; required fields must satisfy the listed BR and Peppol calculation constraints.

What goes wrong often

Avoid values like: -10.00

Relevant rule codes: PEPPOL-EN16931-R044, PEPPOL-EN16931-R046

Examples in context

Describes how the invoice line price is derived, including base quantity and any price-level discount, so automated checks can recalculate line totals.

Defined by EN 16931 for line price calculation data; required fields must satisfy the listed BR and Peppol calculation constraints.

Valid Examples

  • 10.00

Invalid Examples

  • -10.00

XML mapping and field facts

Open the technical reference if you need XML paths, validator rule codes, legal wording, or schema-specific mapping details.

Field ID:

BT-147

Data Type:

amount

Cardinality:

0..1

Requirement:

Optional

Since Version:

Optional

XML Implementation

UBL 2.1 Syntax
/Invoice/cac:InvoiceLine/cac:Price/cac:AllowanceCharge/cbc:Amount

Validation Rules

PEPPOL-EN16931-R044

PEPPOL-EN16931-R044

PEPPOL-EN16931-R046

PEPPOL-EN16931-R046

Next step

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Why the standard cares about this field

Business Context

Describes how the invoice line price is derived, including base quantity and any price-level discount, so automated checks can recalculate line totals.

Legal Requirement

Defined by EN 16931 for line price calculation data; required fields must satisfy the listed BR and Peppol calculation constraints.

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