XRechnung (BR-DE) rules
BR-DE-6: Seller contact telephone number (BT-42) is required
What this rule requires
Seller contact telephone number (BT-42) is required.
ExampleXRechnung 3.0 (UBL)
An invoice built like a valid one, except for this:
<cac:Contact>
<cbc:Name>Support</cbc:Name>
<cbc:ElectronicMail>support@seller.example</cbc:ElectronicMail>
</cac:Contact>The validator says: Seller contact telephone number (BT-42) is required and the document does not contain it.
How to fix it
Add Seller contact telephone number to the invoice.
Frequently asked questions
- What does BR-DE-6 mean?
- Seller contact telephone number (BT-42) is required. The rule runs under XRechnung 3.0 (UBL).
- How do I fix BR-DE-6?
- Add Seller contact telephone number to the invoice. In UBL the element is /Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact/cbc:Telephone.
Runs under these profiles
- XRechnung 3.0 (UBL)
Element path
- Seller contact telephone number (BT-42)UBL /Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact/cbc:TelephoneCII /CrossIndustryInvoice/SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/SellerTradeParty/DefinedTradeContact/TelephoneUniversalCommunication/CompleteNumberRead 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.