E_0210 — Process invoice

Step	Check	Result	Code	Note
10	Does the invoice meet further requirements pursuant to §14 Abs. 4 UStG?	no	A01	Cluster: Rejection at header level Invoice does not comply with §14 Abs. 4 UStG Note: The rejection must be substantiated.
—	—	yes	→ Step 20	—
20	Is the invoice date ≤ the receipt date?	no	A02	Cluster: Rejection at header level Invoice date is in the future
—	—	yes	→ Step 30	—
30	Is the invoice date < the end of the billing period?	yes	A03	Cluster: Rejection at header level The invoice date is before the end of the billing period.
—	—	no	→ Step 40	—
40	Is the recipient of the invoice assigned to the stated market location for at least one day of the stated billing period?	no	A04	Cluster: Rejection at header level The LF refuses payment for the metering point operation. The LF is not assigned to the market location for a single day of the billing period.
—	—	yes	→ Step 50	—
50	Is the recipient of the invoice assigned to the stated market location for the entire stated billing period?	no	A05	Cluster: Rejection at header level The LF refuses payment for the metering point operation. A rejection of the payment is substantiated by the LF. Note: The LF states the expected billing period.
—	—	yes	→ Step 60	—
60	Does the invoice number used in this invoice already exist from the invoice issuer?	yes	A06	Cluster: Rejection at header level Invoice number has already been used.
—	—	no	→ Step 70	—
70	Is the billing period of the invoice already contained in a previous, accepted and not cancelled invoice?	yes	A07	Cluster: Rejection at header level The invoice contains a time interval already billed.
—	—	no	→ Step 80	—
80	Is the amount due ≥ zero?	no	A08	Cluster: Rejection at header level No refund can arise in the billing of the MSB.
—	—	yes	→ step 90	—
90	Is the due date deadline undercut? Note: undercut due date means: payment term ≤ 10 WT from the invoice receipt date	yes	A09	Cluster: Rejection at header level The payment term has been undercut.
—	—	no	→ step 95	—
95	Was the quotation named in the invoice issued on the basis of a price sheet?	yes	→ Step 100	—
—	—	no	→ Step 110	Note: An individual quotation was stated in the quotation from the MSB to the LF.
100	Is a valid price sheet “price sheet MSB services” available for every point in time of the billed time period? Note: Several consecutive price sheets may exist for one billing period.	no	A10	Cluster: Rejection at header level The supplier does not have a valid price sheet for MSB services.
—	—	yes	→ Step 110	—
110	Was the quotation of the MSB named in the invoice for taking over the invoice processing of metering point operation accepted for this market location?	no	A11	Cluster: Rejection at header level Billing of the metering point operation has not been agreed with the supplier for this market location.
—	—	yes	→ Step 120	—
120	Is the quotation stated in the invoice the most recent confirmed quotation that starts exactly at this point in time? Note: The most recent confirmed quotation is determined by the message date (segment DTM+137) of the QUOTES from the MSB.	no	A12	Cluster: Rejection at header level The reference is not to the most recent quotation at this point in time.
—	—	yes	→ Step 130	—
130	Has the billing of metering point operation between supplier and MSB been agreed for this market location for the billed time period?	no	A13	Cluster: Rejection at header level Billing of the metering point operation has not been agreed with the supplier for this market location for the billed period.
—	—	yes	→ Step 135	—
135	Is there at least one further confirmed quotation in the billing period that starts at a point in time within the billing period?	yes	A26	Cluster: Rejection at header level Several confirmed quotations may not be billed in one invoice.
—	—	no	→ Step 140	—
140	Has a previously unspecified error occurred in the header section of the invoice?	yes	A90	Cluster: Rejection at header level Other error at header level. Note: The identified problem must be described/named in the response. End of usability: 01.10.2026 00:00
—	—	no	→ Step 300	—
from 300	Starting with the first line item, the following checks are performed for each line item. If the first error occurs in a line item, the further checks are to be performed as well, as far as this is still possible. All errors found in the detail section are to be reported, naming the respective line item.	—	—	—
300	Was the quotation issued on the basis of a price sheet?	yes	→ Step 301	—
—	—	no	→ Step 309	Note: An individual quotation was stated in the quotation from the MSB to the LF.
301	Was the article number or article ID used in the invoice line item stated in the referenced quotation?	yes	→ Step 302	—
—	—	no	A30	Cluster: Rejection at line item level The article number or article ID of the invoice line item is not contained in the confirmed quotation.
302	Was the article number or article ID used in the invoice line item named in the quotation for the entire line item period of this line item?	yes	→ Step 303	—
—	—	no	A31	Cluster: Rejection at line item level The article number or article ID of the invoice line item is not contained in the confirmed quotation for the entire line item period. Note: The LF states the expected billing period.
303	Is the time period of the invoice line item fully contained in the validity period of one or more price sheets?	no	A27	Cluster: Rejection at line item level The time period of the invoice line item is not fully contained in the validity period of one or more price sheets.
—	—	yes	→ Step 304	—
304	Does the price in the invoice line item match the price from the price sheet or price sheets valid in the time period of the invoice line item?	no	A28	Cluster: Rejection at line item level The price in the invoice line item does not correspond to the price from the price sheet or price sheets of the MSB.
—	—	yes	→ Step 310	—
309	Does the price from the invoice line item match the price of the individual quotation?	no	A29	Cluster: Rejection at line item level The price in the invoice line item does not correspond to the agreed price from the individual quotation.
—	—	yes	→ Step 310	—
310	Is the correct VAT rate valid for this time period stated for the invoice line item?	no	A15	Cluster: Rejection at line item level The valid VAT rate for the invoice line item for this time period was not stated correctly.
—	—	yes	→ Step 330	—
330	Is the end date of the invoice line item > the end date of the billing period?	yes	A17	Cluster: Rejection at line item level The end date of the invoice line item is after the end date of the billing period.
—	—	no	→ Step 340	—
340	Is the start date of the invoice line item < the start date of the billing period?	yes	A18	Cluster: Rejection at line item level The start date of the invoice line item is before the start date of the billing period.
—	—	no	→ Step 345	—
345	Does the invoice line item bill the expected billing period?	no	A25	Cluster: Rejection at line item level An unexpected billing period is billed. Note: The LF states the expected billing period.
—	—	yes	→ Step 360	—
360	Is there a calculation error in the invoice line item?	yes	A20	Cluster: Rejection at line item level There is a calculation error
—	—	no	→ Step 370	—
370	Has a previously unspecified error occurred in the invoice line item?	yes	A99	Cluster: Rejection at line item level Other error at line item level. Note: The identified problem must be described/named in the response. End of usability: 01.10.2026 00:00
—	—	no	→ Step 380	—
380	Are there further invoice line items to be checked?	yes	→ Step 300	—
—	—	no	→ Step 390	—
390	Has an error occurred in at least one invoice line item?	yes	End	Note: All response codes detected at line item level must be transmitted for each detail section identified as faulty, stating the line item number.
—	—	no	→ Step 500	The check of the EBD is continued in the summary section.
from 500	The following check takes place at the summary level of the EBD, although it is a summary check of the line item level: since no line item number can be given when the line item number from the confirmed offer is missing, the REMADV structure for transmitting errors at summary level must be used to transmit the error.	—	—	—
500	Are line items still missing that are agreed via the confirmed quotation and are therefore expected in the invoice?	yes	A21	Cluster: Rejection at summary level Expected line item not present Note: The line items from the quotation that are not contained must be named, stating the line item number from the confirmed quotation.
—	—	no	→ Step 510	—
from 510	Starting with check step 510, the following checks are performed for each summary line. If the first error occurs in a summary line, the further checks are to be performed as well, as far as this is still possible. All errors found in the summary section are transmitted to the MSB as the result with the corresponding rejection codes. The following checks are to be performed for each combination of tax rate and tax category.	—	—	—
510	For the stated tax rate, does the taxable amount match the sums of the individual line items of this invoice with this tax rate?	no	A22	Cluster: Rejection at summary level The taxable amount named does not match the sum of the individual line items of the tax rate. Note: The tax rate (from DE5278) and the control category (from DE5305) of the SG52 TAX must be named.
—	—	yes	→ Step 520	—
520	For this tax rate, does the stated tax amount match the sum of all invoice line items (net) of this invoice to which this tax rate is assigned, multiplied by this tax rate?	no	A23	Cluster: Rejection at summary level The sum of all invoice line items (net) of this invoice to which this tax rate is assigned, multiplied by this tax rate, does not correspond to the tax amount stated for this tax rate. Note: The tax rate (from DE5278) and the control category (from DE5305) of the SG52 TAX must be named.
—	—	yes	→ Step 530	—
530	Are there further tax rates to be checked?	yes	→ Step 510	—
—	—	no	→ Step 540	—
540	Does the invoice amount match the sum of all invoice line items (taxable amount) plus the respective tax amount?	no	A24	Cluster: Rejection at summary level The invoice amount (taxable amount including tax amount) of the total is not correct.
—	—	yes	→ Step 550	—
550	Has a previously unspecified error occurred in the summary section?	yes	A96	Cluster: Rejection at summary level Other Note: The identified problem must be described/named in the response. End of usability: 01.10.2026 00:00
—	—	no	→ Step 560	—
560	Has at least one error occurred in the summary level?	yes	End	Cluster: Rejection at summary level Note: All response codes identified at summary level must be transmitted.
—	—	no	End	Cluster: Consent Announce payment of the invoice and take it into account in the payment run.