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BR-DE-27
The contact telephone number (BT-42) is missing or has fewer than three digits
What the message means
The contact telephone number (BT-42) is missing or has fewer than three digits.
What the issuer needs to change
Give a complete telephone number.
Fields concerned
BT-42seller contact telephone number
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- Rule set
- XRechnung 3.0.2 (KoSIT, Schematron 2.6.0)
- Syntax
- CII, UBL
- Level
- Warning
Original rule text
In BT-42 sollen mindestens drei Ziffern enthalten sein.
Technical details for IT
UBL
Context: /ubl:Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact | /cn:CreditNote/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact Test: not(matches(normalize-space(cbc:Telephone), $XR-TELEPHONE-REGEX))
CII
Context: /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:DefinedTradeContact Test: not(matches(normalize-space(ram:TelephoneUniversalCommunication/ram:CompleteNumber), $XR-TELEPHONE-REGEX))
Related rules
- BR-DE-25-aDirect debit is given as payment means, but without direct debit details (BG-19)
- BR-DE-25-bWith direct debit, transfer or card details are also given
- BR-DE-26A corrected invoice (code 384) does not name the original invoice (BG-3)
- BR-DE-28The contact email address (BT-43) is missing or looks invalid
- BR-DE-30Missing for the direct debit: bank assigned creditor identifier (BT-90)
- BR-DE-31Missing for the direct debit: debited account identifier (BT-91)