BR-07
The buyer name (BT-44) is missing.
ErrorEN 16931UBLCII
Why it happens
The customer name column was empty in the source data, or mapped to the wrong field.
How to fix it
Set BT-44 — in UBL, cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:RegistrationName; in CII, ram:BuyerTradeParty/ram:Name.
The official rule
EN 16931, EnglishAn Invoice shall contain the Buyer name (BT-44).
Technical detail — where the rule is evaluated and the exact test
| Syntax | Context and assertion |
|---|---|
| UBL | /ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNote |
normalize-space(cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:RegistrationName) != '' | |
| CII | /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice |
normalize-space(rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:BuyerTradeParty/ram:Name) != '' |
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