attestwire, n.Get an API key

Attestwire › Rule reference › ATW-TEXT-NOT-XML

ATW-TEXT-NOT-XML Text must contain only characters an XML document can carry

noun · Attestwire · fatal · BT-22

For a sample invoice, the library reports: note contains U+0000, which an XML document cannot carry. The generators remove them, and nothing is left: the field would be written empty.

Business term
BT-22
Severity
fatal

The fix

Remove control characters and unpaired surrogates from the text before building the invoice. They usually come from a copy-paste or a broken encoding upstream.

What the library returns

The full error returned by @attestwire/en16931. It includes the rule ID, affected field and suggested correction. Developers can use this object in their application:

TeachingError
{
  "rule": "ATW-TEXT-NOT-XML",
  "field": "BT-22",
  "severity": "fatal",
  "message": "note contains U+0000, which an XML document cannot carry. The generators remove them, and nothing is left: the field would be written empty.",
  "fix": "Remove control characters and unpaired surrogates from the text before building the invoice. They usually come from a copy-paste or a broken encoding upstream.",
  "docsUrl": "https://github.com/attestwire/en16931#not-implemented-yet"
}

All 306 rule pages

Nearby: ATW-VAT-CATEGORY-UNSUPPORTED — Split-payment VAT (category B) is not supported by this library; ATW-PROFILE-UNKNOWN — The profile must be one this library knows; ATW-VAT-RATE-OUT-OF-RANGE — A VAT rate must be between -100% and 100%.

Want a worked example for ATW-TEXT-NOT-XML? Ask, and it gets written.

Check your invoice in the browser, or over the API. Something wrong on this page?