PEPPOL-EN16931-R010 in your own invoice? Upload the file and find every error in seconds.
What does PEPPOL-EN16931-R010 mean?
On the Peppol network, the invoice is delivered by the recipient's electronic address (BT-49) - much like an email address for invoices. Without it the invoice cannot be routed.
Common causes of PEPPOL-EN16931-R010
- The element URIUniversalCommunication/ram:URIID on the buyer is missing.
- No schemeID (for example 'EM', '9958') is set.
How to fix PEPPOL-EN16931-R010
- Find the faulty spot in the XML. Open the XML of the invoice and go to field BT-49 along this XPath:
//rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:BuyerTradeParty/ram:URIUniversalCommunication/ram:URIID - Apply the fix. Add BT-49 in 'ram:BuyerTradeParty/ram:URIUniversalCommunication/ram:URIID' with a matching schemeID attribute, for example schemeID='EM' for an email address or '9958' for a Leitweg-ID.
- Validate again. Save the file and validate it again to check that PEPPOL-EN16931-R010 is no longer reported.
Concrete fix
Add BT-49 in 'ram:BuyerTradeParty/ram:URIUniversalCommunication/ram:URIID' with a matching schemeID attribute, for example schemeID='EM' for an email address or '9958' for a Leitweg-ID.
XPath
//rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:BuyerTradeParty/ram:URIUniversalCommunication/ram:URIIDFrequent questions about PEPPOL-EN16931-R010
What is an electronic address?
A unique identifier under which the recipient can be reached on the Peppol network - for example an email address (schemeID 'EM') or a Leitweg-ID (schemeID '9958').
Related error codes
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