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Rule reference

BR-DEC-27 The allowed maximum number of decimals for the invoice line charge amount (BT-141) is 2, but lines[0].charges[0].amount is 1.005, which has 3

The allowed maximum number of decimals for the invoice line charge amount (BT-141) is 2, but lines[0].charges[0].amount is 1.005, which has 3. The constraint is on the serialised value, so it is about what reaches the XML rather than about what your variable holds — and the line is where over-precision starts, since every document total downstream of it inherits the drift. A line charge is added into the line net amount (BT-131), which must land on two decimals. Per-unit surcharges multiplied by a fractional quantity are the usual source of the extra digits.

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Business term
BT-141
Severity
fatal

What the library returns

The exact object in result.errors when this rule fires. Generated by running @attestwire/en16931, not transcribed:

TeachingError
{
  "rule": "BR-DEC-27",
  "field": "BT-141",
  "severity": "fatal",
  "message": "The allowed maximum number of decimals for the invoice line charge amount (BT-141) is 2, but lines[0].charges[0].amount is 1.005, which has 3. The constraint is on the serialised value, so it is about what reaches the XML rather than about what your variable holds — and the line is where over-precision starts, since every document total downstream of it inherits the drift. A line charge is added into the line net amount (BT-131), which must land on two decimals. Per-unit surcharges multiplied by a fractional quantity are the usual source of the extra digits.",
  "fix": "Round lines[0].charges[0].amount to two decimals before assigning it (1.00 here). Use half-up rounding away from zero — this package exports round2(), which handles the cases Math.round and toFixed get wrong.",
  "example": "\"amount\": 1.00",
  "xpath": "/ubl:Invoice/cac:InvoiceLine[1]/cac:AllowanceCharge[2]/cbc:Amount",
  "docsUrl": "https://attestwire.com/rules/BR-DEC-27"
}

xpath locates the element in the generated UBL document, which is where a KoSIT or Peppol validator will report the same problem.

A passing value

the shape this field expects
"amount": 1.00

The fix

Round lines[0].charges[0].amount to two decimals before assigning it (1.00 here). Use half-up rounding away from zero — this package exports round2(), which handles the cases Math.round and toFixed get wrong.

All 292 rules →

Nearby: BR-DEC-28 — The allowed maximum number of decimals for the invoice line charge base amount (BT-142) is 2, but lines[0].charges[0].baseAmount is 10.005, which has 3; BR-DEC-25 — The allowed maximum number of decimals for the invoice line allowance base amount (BT-137) is 2, but lines[0].allowances[0].baseAmount is 10.005, which has 3; BR-E-01 — The VAT breakdown must carry a group for this category, for Exempt from VAT.

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