BR-DE-6
The seller contact group has no telephone number.
ErrorXRechnungUBLCII
Why it happens
Only an email was supplied. XRechnung requires both.
How to fix it
Set cac:Contact/cbc:Telephone (UBL) or ram:DefinedTradeContact/ram:TelephoneUniversalCommunication/ram:CompleteNumber (CII). BR-DE-27 additionally warns if the number contains fewer than three digits.
The official rule
XRechnung, official German wordingDas Element "Seller contact telephone number" (BT-42) muss übermittelt werden.
Our English rendering: The element "Seller contact telephone number" (BT-42) 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:Contact | /cn:CreditNote/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact |
cbc:Telephone[boolean(normalize-space(.))] | |
| CII | /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:DefinedTradeContact |
ram:TelephoneUniversalCommunication/ram:CompleteNumber[boolean(normalize-space(.))] |
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