BR-DEC-01:Document allowance: max 2 decimals
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Document level allowance amount allows maximum 2 decimal places.
Engine Classification
Round document-level allowance amount to 2 decimal places per EN16931
Confidence: 95% · Applied automatically in pipeline
What is BR-DEC-01?
BR-DEC-01 is a fatal validation rule defined in the EN 16931 specification. It validates the Amount element in the UBL invoice XML.
When this rule fires, the invoice is rejected by Peppol access points and never reaches the buyer.
Target path: //cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator='false']/cbc:Amount
Why This Error Matters
Invoice will be rejected by validation. Financial systems require consistent 2-decimal precision for proper accounting and reconciliation.
BR-DEC-01 is a hard failure — the invoice must be corrected and re-sent before it can reach the recipient.
Invoice Navigator can automatically correct this error in your pipeline. The fix is applied with full audit evidence, so your compliance trail remains intact.
Validator Behavior
- ·Causes invoice rejection
- ·Error returned: BR-DEC-01
- ·Specification: EN 16931
How to Fix It
Check precision
Amount should have ≤2 decimal places
Round
Use half-up rounding to 2 decimals
Before / After
<cac:AllowanceCharge[ChargeIndicator=false]> <cbc:Amount>100.123456</cbc:Amount> <!-- Too many decimal places --> </cac:AllowanceCharge[ChargeIndicator=false]>
<cac:AllowanceCharge[ChargeIndicator=false]> <cbc:Amount>100.00</cbc:Amount> <!-- Correct decimal places --> </cac:AllowanceCharge[ChargeIndicator=false]>
Technical Reference
//cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator='false']/cbc:AmountCommon Causes
- ·ERP system exports amounts with more precision than allowed
- ·Calculation produced result with extra decimal places
- ·Currency conversion created excessive decimals
- ·Manual entry included too many decimal places
- ·Data import from external system with different precision rules
Seeing this in production? The API handles BR-DEC-01 automatically. See the fix response →
Frequently Asked Questions
Document level allowance amount allows maximum 2 decimal places.
Round to 2 decimal places (e.g., 10.125 → 10.13). Invoice Navigator can help identify and fix this issue.
Yes, BR-DEC-01 is a critical error that must be fixed.
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Last updated: 27 February 2026
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