BR-57
Each Deliver to address (BG-15) shall contain a Deliver to country code (BT-80).
ErrorEN 16931UBLCII
The official rule
EN 16931, EnglishEach Deliver to address (BG-15) shall contain a Deliver to country code (BT-80).
Technical detail — where the rule is evaluated and the exact test
| Syntax | Context and assertion |
|---|---|
| UBL | cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address |
exists(cac:Country/cbc:IdentificationCode) | |
| CII | /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeDelivery |
(ram:ShipToTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress and normalize-space(ram:ShipToTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:CountryID) != '') or not (ram:ShipToTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress) |
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