What does BR-DE-9 mean?

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E-invoice rule XRechnung 3.x

BR-DE-9: The buyer address is missing the post code

The buyer address is missing the post code (BT-53, cbc:PostalZone).

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Original wording of the rule

[BR-DE-9] Das Element "Buyer post code" (BT-53) muss übermittelt werden.

Source of the quotation: XRechnung 3.x (itplr-kosit/xrechnung-schematron, Apache 2.0 licence)

How to fix it

Open the XML file and find the element cac:PostalAddress/cbc:PostalZone.
Add or correct the element the way the wording of the rule above asks for.
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A correct UBL 2.1 snippet

<cac:PostalAddress
    xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2"
    xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2">
  <cbc:PostalZone>97401</cbc:PostalZone>
</cac:PostalAddress>

The snippet is only the part of the document the rule is about. Put it in the right place inside your invoice; the namespaces are written here only so that the snippet reads on its own.

When it is reported

Profile: XRechnung 3.x

How we rate it: error

UBL elements: cbc:PostalZone

Where we point in the file: /Invoice/cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress

Related rules

BR-DE-30 With a direct debit (BG-19) the bank assigned creditor identifier
BR-DE-31 With a direct debit (BG-19) the debited account identifier (BT-91)

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