How do I fix BR-DE-1 (BG-16 (Payment Instructions)) automatically?

Provide a valid Payment Means Type Code (BT-81, e.g., 58 for SEPA Credit Transfer) and a Payee Financial Account IBAN (BT-84) inside cac:PaymentMeans. You can upload your rejected XML or PDF invoice in the workbench on this page and click "1-Click Auto-Fix All Errors" to repair BR-DE-1 immediately.

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🇩🇪 XRechnung 3.0.2 (KoSIT) • SEVERITY: FATAL • BG-16 (Payment Instructions)

How to Fix BR-DE-1: BG-16 (Payment Instructions)

Your invoice is missing the PaymentMeans block (IBAN, SEPA transfer code, or card payment details). While base EU EN 16931 treats payment instructions as optional, German XRechnung strictly rejects any invoice without BG-16.

📐 Official Schematron Specification & XPath Diagnosis for BR-DE-1

BR-DE-1 — BLOCKING REJECTION

Official Specification Rule

[BR-DE-1] An Invoice MUST contain information on "PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS" (BG-16).

XPath: /ubl:Invoice/cac:PaymentMeans

Deterministic Remediation (How to Fix)

Provide a valid Payment Means Type Code (BT-81, e.g., 58 for SEPA Credit Transfer) and a Payee Financial Account IBAN (BT-84) inside cac:PaymentMeans.

❌ REJECTED XML STRUCTURE (TRIGGERS BR-DE-1)

<!-- Missing cac:PaymentMeans block triggers [BR-DE-1] Fatal Error -->
<cac:LegalMonetaryTotal>
  <cbc:PayableAmount currencyID="EUR">1190.00</cbc:PayableAmount>
</cac:LegalMonetaryTotal>

✅ COMPLIANT XML STRUCTURE (BR-DE-1 FIXED)

<cac:PaymentMeans>
  <cbc:PaymentMeansCode>58</cbc:PaymentMeansCode>
  <cac:PayeeFinancialAccount>
    <cbc:ID>DE89370400440532013000</cbc:ID>
  </cac:PayeeFinancialAccount>
</cac:PaymentMeans>

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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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Related XRechnung 3.0.2 (KoSIT) Validation Rules

BR-DE-2

BG-6 / BT-41 / BT-42 / BT-43 (Seller Contact)

[BR-DE-2] The group "SELLER CONTACT" (BG-6) MUST be transmitted completely with Name (BT-41), Telephone (BT-42), and Email (BT-43).

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BR-DE-3

BT-37 (Seller City)

[BR-DE-3] The element "Seller city" (BT-37) MUST be transmitted.

Fix BR-DE-3 →

BR-DE-4

BT-38 (Seller Postcode)

[BR-DE-4] The element "Seller post code" (BT-38) MUST be transmitted.

Fix BR-DE-4 →

BR-DE-5

BT-41 (Seller Contact Point)

[BR-DE-5] The element "Seller contact point" (BT-41) MUST be transmitted.

Fix BR-DE-5 →

BR-DE-6

BT-42 (Seller Contact Telephone)

[BR-DE-6] The element "Seller contact telephone number" (BT-42) MUST be transmitted.

Fix BR-DE-6 →

BR-DE-7

BT-43 (Seller Contact Email)

[BR-DE-7] The element "Seller contact email address" (BT-43) MUST be transmitted.

Fix BR-DE-7 →

BR-DE-8

BT-52 (Buyer City)

[BR-DE-8] The element "Buyer city" (BT-52) MUST be transmitted.

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BR-DE-9

BT-53 (Buyer Postcode)

[BR-DE-9] The element "Buyer post code" (BT-53) MUST be transmitted.

Fix BR-DE-9 →

BR-DE-15

BT-10 (Buyer Reference / Leitweg-ID)

[BR-DE-15] The element "Buyer reference" (BT-10) MUST be transmitted in every XRechnung document.

Fix BR-DE-15 →

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