Payee name required

Error FX-SCH-A-000469 Factur-X

Element 'ram:Name' must occur exactly 1 times.

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

ram:Name is missing from ram:PayeeTradeParty or occurs more than once. It must occur exactly once.

What the rule means

The name identifies the payee in the invoice data. The rule requires exactly one name entry.

Please provide exactly one name for the payee

The payee's ram:Name is missing or appears more than once. This can be corrected by providing exactly one name element.

What to do
  1. Look for ram:Name in ram:PayeeTradeParty.
  2. Add the element if it is missing, or remove extra occurrences so that exactly one remains.
  3. Regenerate the invoice and validate it again.
What it looks like
✗ Triggers the message 
<ram:PayeeTradeParty/>
✓ Correct 
<ram:PayeeTradeParty>
  <ram:Name>Payee Name</ram:Name>
</ram:PayeeTradeParty>
Technical details

The check verifies that ram:PayeeTradeParty contains exactly one direct ram:Name element.

Where the rule applies

The rule applies to the payee details in ram:PayeeTradeParty.

Context (rule/@context)
/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ ram:PayeeTradeParty
Test expression (assert/@test)
count(ram:Name)=1