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BR-DE-15
The buyer reference (BT-10) is missing
What the message means
The buyer reference (BT-10) is missing. Public bodies give their Leitweg-ID here, companies often an order or cost centre number.
What the issuer needs to change
Enter the buyer reference; the buyer provides it.
Fields concerned
BT-10buyer reference (Leitweg-ID for German public bodies)
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- Rule set
- XRechnung 3.0.2 (KoSIT, Schematron 2.6.0)
- Syntax
- CII, UBL
- Level
- Error
Original rule text
Das Element "Buyer reference" (BT-10) muss übermittelt werden.
Technical details for IT
UBL
Context: /ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNote Test: not(cbc:BuyerReference[boolean(normalize-space(.))])
CII
Context: /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice Test: not(rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:BuyerReference[boolean(normalize-space(.))])
Related rules
- BR-DE-10Missing in the delivery address: deliver to city (BT-77)
- BR-DE-11Missing in the delivery address: deliver to post code (BT-78)
- BR-DE-14Missing in the VAT breakdown: VAT category rate (BT-119)
- BR-DE-16The seller's VAT identifier (BT-31) and tax number (BT-32) are both missing
- BR-DE-17The invoice type code (BT-3) is not intended for XRechnung
- BR-DE-18The early-payment discount in the payment terms (BT-20) is not in the required form