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PEPPOL-EN16931-R043-1
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The document-level allowance or charge indicator is neither “true” nor “false”

In CII syntax, `ram:ChargeIndicator/udt:Indicator` must be exactly `true` or `false` on document-level and line-level allowances and charges.

Only the issuer holds this value: Factlint reports it and never fabricates it. Test your invoice to find out whether it is affected.

The message your validator prints

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Allowance/charge ChargeIndicator value MUST equal 'true' or 'false'

Quoted from schematron-xrechnung 3.0.2, licensed under Apache-2.0.

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PEPPOL-EN16931-R043-1 The document-level allowance or charge indicator is neither “true” nor “false”PEPPOL-EN16931-R043-1 XRechnung Schematron package (KoSIT)Allowance/charge ChargeIndicator value MUST equal 'true' or 'false'PEPPOL-EN16931-R043-1 correction

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Why this error happens

The same requirement as `PEPPOL-EN16931-R043`, applied to allowances and charges declared in `SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge`. The package splits the two CII locations into two codes so the report can say which one is at fault.

How to fix it

Have your generator write `true` or `false`. Factlint does not normalise this value: it governs the direction of an amount.

XML correction example

BEFORE (invalid)
<ram:ChargeIndicator><udt:Indicator>1</udt:Indicator></ram:ChargeIndicator>
AFTER (compliant)
<ram:ChargeIndicator><udt:Indicator>false</udt:Indicator></ram:ChargeIndicator>