Version is optional. Currently 2023 and 2024 are supported. Default: 2024.
ELSTER dropped support of FSE 2022 in ERiC 43.2 in November 2025 and dropped support for FSE 2023 in ERiC 43.4 in February 2026, and will disable both server-side in April 2026.
Filing values
The structure of filingValues is based on the ELSTER XML Documentation.
The fields, its description, context (in the XML structure) and validation rules can be found in these Excel files:
The file can be opened with as Spreadsheet Reader (e.g. Excel).
The XML structure is represented in sheet EUn - Texte.
The available fields with context are in sheet EUn - Felder (column A and B). This sheet includes the allowed values, length and regex expression every field validates against (columns E, F and I).
Rules are concerning the provided fields are in sheet EUn - Regeln (column E for logic and column F for human readable description).
Religion and country codes are in sheet Benutzerdefinierte Typen.