BR-DE-3
XRechnung requires the seller's city, and it is missing.
ErrorXRechnungUBLCII
Why it happens
The address block was built with street and country but no city.
How to fix it
Set cac:PostalAddress/cbc:CityName on the supplier party (UBL) or ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:CityName (CII).
The official rule
XRechnung, official German wordingDas Element "Seller city" (BT-37) muss übermittelt werden.
Our English rendering: The element "Seller city" (BT-37) must be provided.
Technical detail — where the rule is evaluated and the exact test
| Syntax | Context and assertion |
|---|---|
| UBL | /ubl:Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress | /cn:CreditNote/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress |
cbc:CityName[boolean(normalize-space(.))] | |
| CII | /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress |
ram:CityName[boolean(normalize-space(.))] |
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