XRechnung (BR-DE) rules
BR-DE-9: Buyer post code (BT-53) is required by XRechnung, not by EN 16931
What this rule requires
Buyer post code (BT-53) is required by XRechnung, not by EN 16931.
ExampleXRechnung 3.0 (UBL)
An invoice built like a valid one, except for this:
<cac:PostalAddress>
<cbc:CityName>Berlin</cbc:CityName>
<cbc:PostalZone>10115</cbc:PostalZone>
<cac:Country>
<cbc:IdentificationCode>DE</cbc:IdentificationCode>
</cac:Country>
</cac:PostalAddress>The validator says: Buyer post code (BT-53) is required and the document does not contain it.
How to fix it
Add Buyer post code to the invoice.
Frequently asked questions
- What does BR-DE-9 mean?
- Buyer post code (BT-53) is required by XRechnung, not by EN 16931. The rule runs under XRechnung 3.0 (UBL).
- How do I fix BR-DE-9?
- Add Buyer post code to the invoice. In UBL the element is /Invoice/cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress/cbc:PostalZone.
Runs under these profiles
- XRechnung 3.0 (UBL)
Element path
- Buyer post code (BT-53)UBL /
Invoice/ cac:AccountingCustomerParty/ cac:Party/ cac:PostalAddress/ cbc:PostalZoneCII / CrossIndustryInvoice/ SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ BuyerTradeParty/ PostalTradeAddress/ PostcodeCodeRead 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.