XRechnung (BR-DE) rules
BR-DE-2: Seller contact (BG-6) is required
What this rule requires
Seller contact (BG-6) is required.
ExampleXRechnung 3.0 (UBL)
An invoice built like a valid one, except for this:
<cac:Party>
<cbc:EndpointID schemeID="0088">7300010000001</cbc:EndpointID>
<cac:PostalAddress>
<cbc:CityName>Berlin</cbc:CityName>
<cbc:PostalZone>10115</cbc:PostalZone>
<cac:Country>
<cbc:IdentificationCode>DE</cbc:IdentificationCode>
</cac:Country>
</cac:PostalAddress>
<cac:PartyLegalEntity>
<cbc:RegistrationName>Seller Co</cbc:RegistrationName>
</cac:PartyLegalEntity>
</cac:Party>The validator says: Seller contact (BG-6) is required and the document does not contain it.
How to fix it
Add Seller contact to the invoice.
Frequently asked questions
- What does BR-DE-2 mean?
- Seller contact (BG-6) is required. The rule runs under XRechnung 3.0 (UBL).
- How do I fix BR-DE-2?
- Add Seller contact to the invoice. In UBL the element is /Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact.
Runs under these profiles
- XRechnung 3.0 (UBL)
Element path
- Seller contact (BG-6)UBL /
Invoice/ cac:AccountingSupplierParty/ cac:Party/ cac:ContactCII / CrossIndustryInvoice/ SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ SellerTradeParty/ DefinedTradeContactRead from what WorkAlio's CII parser accepts — there is no CII writer yet, so this path is not independently verified the way the UBL path is.