Validation rules

BR-DE-5 — XRechnung rule

Seller contact name (BT-41) is missing.

Rule: BR-DE-5 — official EN 16931 / XRechnung rule
Severity: error
Business term: BT-41 — Seller contact name
Field in your JSON: invoice.seller.contact.name

How to fix it

Set invoice.seller.contact.name to a person or department, e.g. "Billing".

BR-DE-5 auf Deutsch — was bedeutet der Fehler?

Der Name der Ansprechperson beim Verkäufer (BT-41) fehlt.

So beheben Sie den Fehler

Setzen Sie invoice.seller.contact.name auf eine Person oder Abteilung, z. B. "Buchhaltung".

Related rules

BR-DE-2 — Seller contact details (BG-6) are missing. XRechnung requires a contact person or department.
BR-DE-4 — Seller postal code (BT-38) is missing.
BR-DE-6 — Seller contact phone number (BT-42) is missing.
BR-DE-3 — Seller city (BT-37) is missing.
BR-DE-7 — Seller contact email (BT-43) is missing.
BR-DE-8 — Buyer city (BT-52) is missing.

Official sources

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