Fatal — invoice rejected Invoice lines & items Shared Peppol rule PINT-AE 2026.5

How to fix ibr-022 in UAE e-invoicing

What is ibr-022?

ibr-022 is a fatal validation rule in the UAE's Peppol PINT-AE e-invoicing specification, inherited from the shared Peppol layer. It is checked against each invoice line and belongs to the Invoice lines & items rule group. An e-invoice that fails ibr-022 is rejected by the Accredited Service Provider gateway before it reaches the FTA.

What the official rule says

Each Invoice line (ibg-25) MUST have an invoiced quantity (ibt-129)..

UAE impact: this is a fatal rule from the shared Peppol layer, enforced in the UAE profile — an invoice failing it is rejected at the Accredited Service Provider gateway before it ever reaches the FTA. A rejected invoice means resubmission delays, and late transmission risks the AED 100-per-invoice penalty under Cabinet Decision No. 106 of 2025.

Where it applies

This rule is checked against each invoice line of your UBL 2.1 invoice:

cac:InvoiceLine | cac:CreditNoteLine

Business terms referenced

Term ID	Field	Other rules
IBG-25	Invoice line	view →
IBT-129	Invoiced quantity	view →

Field names are derived automatically from the official rule corpus.

Technical test condition (Schematron)

exists(cbc:InvoicedQuantity) or exists(cbc:CreditedQuantity)

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Rule text sourced from the official OpenPeppol PINT-AE validation artifacts (version 2026.5), refreshed weekly. Explanations are qmetrics' own guidance, not official FTA/MoF text.