# BH-PDF-01 — No e-invoice inside the PDF

> https://billhorse.com/en/rules/bh-pdf-01/

## 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.