Seller identifier is missing

Error BR-CO-26 EN 16931

In order for the buyer to automatically identify a supplier, the Seller identifier (BT-29), the Seller legal registration identifier (BT-30) and/or the Seller VAT identifier (BT-31) shall be present.

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

In ram:SellerTradeParty, none of ram:ID, ram:GlobalID, ram:SpecifiedLegalOrganization/ram:ID, or ram:SpecifiedTaxRegistration/ram:ID with schemeID='VA' is present. At least one of these seller identifiers must be provided.

What the rule means

At least one seller identifier from BT-29, BT-30, or BT-31 must be present so that the buyer can identify the supplier automatically.

Affected fields BT-29 BT-30 BT-31
Please add an identifier for the seller

The invoice does not contain any of the checked seller identifiers. You can provide a seller identifier, a legal registration identifier, or a VAT identifier.

What to do
  1. Add at least one of the checked values in ram:SellerTradeParty: ram:ID, ram:GlobalID, ram:SpecifiedLegalOrganization/ram:ID, or ram:SpecifiedTaxRegistration/ram:ID with schemeID='VA'.
  2. For the VAT identifier, you can use FacturXInvoice.AddSellerTaxRegistration(...); GlobalID.SchemeID is provided for the legal registration identifier.
  3. Generate the invoice again and validate it once more.
What it looks like
✗ Triggers the message 
<ram:SellerTradeParty/>
✓ Correct 
<ram:SellerTradeParty>
  <ram:ID>SELLER-123</ram:ID>
</ram:SellerTradeParty>
Check in FactoorSharp
  • FacturXInvoice.AddSellerTaxRegistration(no, schemeID) (BT-31)
  • FacturXInvoice.GetSellerTaxRegistration() (BT-31)
  • FacturXInvoice.SellerTaxRegistration (BT-31)
  • GlobalID.SchemeID (Seller legal registration identifier: BT-30)
  • TaxRegistration.SchemeID (For Seller VAT identifier: BT-31)
Technical details

The test passes if at least one of the four checked elements is present: ram:ID, ram:GlobalID, ram:SpecifiedLegalOrganization/ram:ID, or ram:SpecifiedTaxRegistration/ram:ID with schemeID='VA'.

Where the rule applies

The rule applies to the seller party in ram:SellerTradeParty.

Context (rule/@context)
//ram:SellerTradeParty
Test expression (assert/@test)
(ram:ID) or (ram:GlobalID) or (ram:SpecifiedLegalOrganization/ram:ID) or (ram:SpecifiedTaxRegistration/ram:ID[@schemeID='VA'])