InvoiceGlass

The buyer reference is missing · BR-DE-15

  • Severity · Error
  • Applies to · UBL / CII
  • Editorial review pending

An XRechnung needs a buyer reference (BT-10) with a value. Public authorities commonly use their Leitweg-ID. For a business buyer, use the reference they provided for this field.

As of

Who can correct it?

The sender can correct the invoice.

How to fix it

  1. Ask the sender for a corrected invoice and give them the reference to use in BT-10.
  2. For a public authority, use the Leitweg-ID provided by the buyer.

Rule text and source

Official rule text (German) · Das Element "Buyer reference" (BT-10) muss übermittelt werden.

Message to the sender

Subject: Invoice {invoiceNumber} – The buyer reference is missing

Hello,

Thank you for your invoice {invoiceNumber} dated {issueDate}. Our check found that the buyer reference is missing (BR-DE-15). Please add the reference we provided to BT-10 and send the corrected invoice.

Kind regards

Example

The example with a blank buyer reference triggers BR-DE-15. The reference from the KoSIT example passes this check.

UBL

cbc:BuyerReference

Fails the rule
<cbc:BuyerReference/>

Corrected
<cbc:BuyerReference>04011000-12345-03</cbc:BuyerReference>

CII

rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:BuyerReference

Fails the rule
<ram:BuyerReference/>

Corrected
<ram:BuyerReference>04011000-12345-03</ram:BuyerReference>

Business terms

Rule versions

KoSIT · XRechnung Schematron 2.6.0

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