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XRechnung (BR-DE) rules

BR-DE-7: Seller contact email address (BT-43) is required

What this rule requires

Seller contact email address (BT-43) is required.

ExampleXRechnung 3.0 (UBL)

An invoice built like a valid one, except for this:

<cac:Contact>
  <cbc:Name>Support</cbc:Name>
  <cbc:Telephone>+49 30 0000000</cbc:Telephone>
</cac:Contact>

The validator says: Seller contact email address (BT-43) is required and the document does not contain it.

How to fix it

Add Seller contact email address to the invoice.

Frequently asked questions

What does BR-DE-7 mean?
Seller contact email address (BT-43) is required. The rule runs under XRechnung 3.0 (UBL).
How do I fix BR-DE-7?
Add Seller contact email address to the invoice. In UBL the element is /Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact/cbc:ElectronicMail.

Runs under these profiles

  • XRechnung 3.0 (UBL)

Element path

  • Seller contact email address (BT-43)UBL /Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact/cbc:ElectronicMailCII /CrossIndustryInvoice/SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/SellerTradeParty/DefinedTradeContact/EmailURIUniversalCommunication/URIIDRead 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.