BH-PDF-01

No e-invoice inside the PDF

What does this error mean?

No invoice XML is embedded in this PDF — a plain PDF is not an e-invoice under the mandates.

How to fix it

Generate the invoice as ZUGFeRD/Factur-X (PDF/A-3 with embedded XML) or as XRechnung XML.

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Rule source: EN 16931 / XRechnung (KOSIT) or Billhorse check (BH-*). · All validation rules · Back to the validator