Seller postal address is missing

Error BR-08 EN 16931

An Invoice shall contain the Seller postal address (BG-5).

Mandatory rule: As long as it is violated, the invoice is invalid and will be rejected by validators.
What is wrong

The XML is missing ram:PostalTradeAddress under ram:SellerTradeParty. The seller postal address (BG-5) is therefore not present.

What the rule means

The postal address is a required detail that provides the seller’s address on the invoice.

Affected fields BG-5
Please add the seller’s postal address

The seller’s postal address is missing from the invoice. Add the address element to the XML.

What to do
  1. Add ram:PostalTradeAddress inside ram:SellerTradeParty.
  2. Generate the invoice again and validate it once more.
What it looks like
✗ Triggers the message
<ram:SellerTradeParty/>
✓ Correct
<ram:SellerTradeParty>
  <ram:PostalTradeAddress/>
</ram:SellerTradeParty>
Technical details

The test checks whether a ram:PostalTradeAddress is present under a ram:SellerTradeParty.

Where the rule applies

The rule applies to ram:PostalTradeAddress inside ram:SellerTradeParty.

Context (rule/@context)
/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice
Test expression (assert/@test)
//ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress