BR-54

Every item attribute (BG-32) must consist of a name (BT-160) and a value (BT-161). An attribute missing either describes nothing.

Severity: Error
Applies to: CII, UBL
Rule set: v2026-01-31

Official rule text

Each Item attribute (BG-32) shall contain an Item attribute name (BT-160) and an Item attribute value (BT-161).

Why does BR-54 happen?

Attributes are taken from a property table in which values are allowed to be absent. The group is produced per property even where only the name is populated.

How do you fix BR-54?

Write cac:Item/cac:AdditionalItemProperty only where both fields are populated — cbc:Name and cbc:Value in UBL, ram:ApplicableProductCharacteristic with ram:Description and ram:Value in CII.

In the XML

A UBL fragment. The CII path is named above — same change, different element names.

Fails

<cac:Item>
  <cbc:Name>Beratungsleistung</cbc:Name>
  <cac:AdditionalItemProperty>
    <cbc:Name>Projektnummer</cbc:Name>
  </cac:AdditionalItemProperty>
</cac:Item>

Fixed

<cac:Item>
  <cbc:Name>Beratungsleistung</cbc:Name>
  <cac:AdditionalItemProperty>
    <cbc:Name>Projektnummer</cbc:Name>
    <cbc:Value>P-2026-0815</cbc:Value>
  </cac:AdditionalItemProperty>
</cac:Item>

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