What does validation error PEPPOL-EN16931-R020 mean in Peppol BIS Billing 3.0?

[PEPPOL-EN16931-R020] Seller electronic address (cbc:EndpointID with @schemeID) MUST be provided. The seller Peppol participant identifier (`cbc:EndpointID`) or its `schemeID` attribute (EAS code list) is missing.

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🇧🇪 Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 • SEVERITY: FATAL • BT-34 (Seller Electronic Address / EndpointID)

How to Fix PEPPOL-EN16931-R020: BT-34 (Seller Electronic Address / EndpointID)

The seller Peppol participant identifier (`cbc:EndpointID`) or its `schemeID` attribute (EAS code list) is missing.

📐 Official Schematron Specification & XPath Diagnosis for PEPPOL-EN16931-R020

PEPPOL-EN16931-R020 — BLOCKING REJECTION

Official Specification Rule

[PEPPOL-EN16931-R020] Seller electronic address (cbc:EndpointID with @schemeID) MUST be provided.

XPath: /ubl:Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cbc:EndpointID

Deterministic Remediation (How to Fix)

Add `<cbc:EndpointID schemeID="9930">DE123456789</cbc:EndpointID>` (or `0208` for Belgium KBO) inside Seller Party.

❌ REJECTED XML STRUCTURE (TRIGGERS PEPPOL-EN16931-R020)

<cac:AccountingSupplierParty>
  <cac:Party>
    <cbc:EndpointID>DE123456789</cbc:EndpointID>
  </cac:Party>
</cac:AccountingSupplierParty>

✅ COMPLIANT XML STRUCTURE (PEPPOL-EN16931-R020 FIXED)

<cac:AccountingSupplierParty>
  <cac:Party>
    <cbc:EndpointID schemeID="9930">DE123456789</cbc:EndpointID>
  </cac:Party>
</cac:AccountingSupplierParty>

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1. Document Header & Routing Identifiers XRECHNUNG 3.0.2

Invoice No BT-1

Issue Date BT-2

Due Date BT-9 / BR-DE-26

Buyer Ref / Leitweg-ID BT-10 / BR-DE-15

Currency & ZATCA UUID BT-5 / KSA-1

2. Seller Party & Mandatory Contact (BG-4 / BG-6 / BR-DE-2) BT-27 .. BT-43

Seller Legal Name BT-27

Seller VAT / 15-Digit ZATCA TIN BT-31 / BR-KSA-08

Contact Person BT-41 / BR-DE-5

Contact Phone BT-42 / BR-DE-6

Contact Email BT-43 / BR-DE-7

Seller EndpointID BT-34 / R020

Building # (ZATCA) KSA-17

SEPA Payee IBAN BT-84 / BR-DE-23

3. Buyer Party & Peppol Endpoint (BG-7 / R010) BT-44 .. BT-55

Buyer Legal Name BT-44

Buyer VAT ID BT-48

Buyer EndpointID BT-49 / R010

4. Line Items & EN 16931 Mathematical Reconciliation (BR-CO-10 .. 16) BG-25 / BG-22

Net Total BT-109 / BR-CO-13

VAT Total BT-110 / BR-S-09

Payable Gross BT-112 / BR-CO-15

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UTF-8 • OASIS UBL 2.1 / EN 16931

Related Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 Validation Rules

PEPPOL-EN16931-R001

BT-23 (Business Process Type / ProfileID)

[PEPPOL-EN16931-R001] Business process MUST be provided (cbc:ProfileID).

Fix PEPPOL-EN16931-R001 →

PEPPOL-EN16931-R008

All XML Elements (Empty Tag Prohibition)

[PEPPOL-EN16931-R008] Document MUST NOT contain empty elements.

Fix PEPPOL-EN16931-R008 →

PEPPOL-EN16931-R010

BT-49 (Buyer Electronic Address / EndpointID)

[PEPPOL-EN16931-R010] Buyer electronic address (cbc:EndpointID with @schemeID) MUST be provided.

Fix PEPPOL-EN16931-R010 →

PEPPOL-EN16931-R120

BT-131 (Invoice Line Net Amount Calculation)

[PEPPOL-EN16931-R120] Invoice line net amount MUST equal (Invoiced quantity * (Item net price / item price base quantity) + Sum of invoice line charge amount - sum of invoice line allowance amount).

Fix PEPPOL-EN16931-R120 →

PEPPOL-EN16931-R002