BR-64

Where the item standard identifier (BT-157) is sent, it must carry a scheme identifier. The attribute says which register the identifier comes from — without it the value is only a string.

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

Official rule text

The Item standard identifier (BT-157) shall have a Scheme identifier.

Why does BR-64 happen?

The GTIN sits in the item master as a number. That it must additionally say which numbering scheme it comes from does not follow from your own system.

How do you fix BR-64?

Set the schemeID attribute on cac:Item/cac:StandardItemIdentification/cbc:ID in UBL, and the corresponding schemeID on the same element in CII. 0160 denotes a GTIN.

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:StandardItemIdentification>
    <cbc:ID>04012345678901</cbc:ID>
  </cac:StandardItemIdentification>
</cac:Item>

Fixed

<cac:Item>
  <cbc:Name>Beratungsleistung</cbc:Name>
  <cac:StandardItemIdentification>
    <cbc:ID schemeID="0160">04012345678901</cbc:ID>
  </cac:StandardItemIdentification>
</cac:Item>

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