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SubmitReport

SubmitReportSync

Represents a request to submit a report on the ELMA server.

Requires Authentication
The following routes are available for this service:
POST/sync/elma/reports/submit
SubmitReportBase Parameters:
NameParameterData TypeRequiredDescription
ReportformReportYesThe report to submit.
CredentialformElmaCredentialYesThe credential to gain access on the ELMA server.
ValidationEnabledformboolYesShould the report data be validated before sending it to the ELMA server? true: report data is validated before it is sent to the ELMA server. false: report data sent without validation to the ELMA server.
StagingEnabledformbool?NoShould operations be staged on the ELMA server? true: operations are executed on the Test ELMA server. false: operations are executed on the Live (Production) ELMA server.
Report Parameters:
NameParameterData TypeRequiredDescription
IdformstringYesThe conventional ELMA file name of the report. The format of the ELMA formula is as follows: m5_<pb>_<BZSt-Nr>_<AccountID>_<DateiId>.xml where: m5 is a constant for all reporting types. pb is a constant that represents the ELMA product designation e.g. CC, DC, FC etc. BZSt-Nr is the 11-character BZSt (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern) - tax number of the ELMA user e.g. bz123456789 AccountID is the 10-digit account identifier of the BZSt-Online Portal (BOP) user e.g. 1234567890 DateiId is the 1 - 12 character internal short name for the data file.
DataformstringYesThe XML-content of the report.
ElmaCredential Parameters:
NameParameterData TypeRequiredDescription
IdformstringYesThe unique identifier of this instance. This identifer is only relevant in the context of data storage and retrieval.
CertificateformPemCertificateYesThe security certificate to authenticate the user and grant access to the ELMA server. This certificate is generated from the BZSt-issued *.pfx BOP certificate. More details on BOP (BZSt-Online Portal - https://www.elster.de/bportal/start)
AuthSteuernummerformstringYesThe BZSt (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern) - tax number of the user. 11-character text field that may only consist of two capital letters and 9 digits (0-9). The fiscal authority BZSt provides this number during registration at the BOP (BZSt-Online Portal - https://www.elster.de/bportal/start). The number is available in the private area of the BOP user account under "My BOP" under the "Registration Information"
AccountIdformstringYesThe account identifier of a BZSt-Online Portal (BOP) user. 10-character text field that may only contain numbers (0-9).
PasswordformstringYesThe password to protect the certificate from unauthorized access.
PemCertificate Parameters:
NameParameterData TypeRequiredDescription
IdformstringYesThe unique identifier (e.g. the file name) of the certificate.
ContentformstringYesThe PEM-encoded content of the certificate.
DescriptionformstringNoThe description of the certificate.
TagsformList<string>NoTags to label or identify the certificate.
SubmissionResponse Parameters:
NameParameterData TypeRequiredDescription
IdformstringNoThe unique identifier of the report that was processed.
XmlformstringNoThe submitted XML-based report content.
ValidationErrorsformList<ValidationError>NoThe errors encountered during the validation phase of the report submission operation.
ResponseStatusformResponseStatusNoThe status of the report submission operation.
ValidationError Parameters:
NameParameterData TypeRequiredDescription
IdformstringNoThe unique identifier of the validation faílure. This is equivalent to the file name of the validated report.
MessageformstringNoThe message of the validation failure.
SeverityformXmlSeverityTypeNoThe severity of the validation faílure.
LineNumberformintNoThe line number indicating where the error occurred.
LinePositionformintNoThe line position indicating where the error occurred.

To override the Content-type in your clients, use the HTTP Accept Header, append the .other suffix or ?format=other

HTTP + OTHER

The following are sample HTTP requests and responses. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /sync/elma/reports/submit HTTP/1.1 
Host: reportfiling.staging.pwc.de 
Accept: text/jsonl
Content-Type: text/jsonl
Content-Length: length

{"report":{"id":"String","data":"String"},"credential":{"id":"String_String","certificate":{"id":"String","content":"String","description":"String","tags":["String"]},"authSteuernummer":"String","accountId":"String","password":"String"},"validationEnabled":false,"stagingEnabled":false}
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/jsonl
Content-Length: length

{"id":"String","xml":"String","validationErrors":[{"id":"String","message":"String","severity":"Error","lineNumber":0,"linePosition":0}],"responseStatus":{"errorCode":"String","message":"String","stackTrace":"String","errors":[{"errorCode":"String","fieldName":"String","message":"String","meta":{"String":"String"}}],"meta":{"String":"String"}}}