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BR-DE-11 XRechnung requires the element "Deliver to post code" (BT-78) whenever the deliver-to address group (BG-15) is present

XRechnung requires the element "Deliver to post code" (BT-78) whenever the deliver-to address group (BG-15) is present. BG-15 is optional, but it is all-or-nothing: a delivery address consisting only of a country code is rejected, even though core EN 16931 accepts it.

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Business term
BT-78
Severity
fatal

What the library returns

The exact object in result.errors when this rule fires. Generated by running @attestwire/en16931, not transcribed:

TeachingError
{
  "rule": "BR-DE-11",
  "field": "BT-78",
  "severity": "fatal",
  "message": "XRechnung requires the element \"Deliver to post code\" (BT-78) whenever the deliver-to address group (BG-15) is present. BG-15 is optional, but it is all-or-nothing: a delivery address consisting only of a country code is rejected, even though core EN 16931 accepts it.",
  "fix": "Either set deliverTo.postalCode, or drop deliverTo entirely and keep only deliveryDate (BT-72) — unless a rule such as BR-IC-12 requires the destination country, in which case you must supply the full address.",
  "example": "\"deliverTo\": { \"city\": \"Lyon\", \"postalCode\": \"69001\", \"countryCode\": \"FR\" }",
  "xpath": "/ubl:Invoice/cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address/cbc:PostalZone",
  "docsUrl": "https://attestwire.com/rules/BR-DE-11"
}

xpath locates the element in the generated UBL document, which is where a KoSIT or Peppol validator will report the same problem.

A passing value

the shape this field expects
"deliverTo": { "city": "Lyon", "postalCode": "69001", "countryCode": "FR" }

The fix

Either set deliverTo.postalCode, or drop deliverTo entirely and keep only deliveryDate (BT-72) — unless a rule such as BR-IC-12 requires the destination country, in which case you must supply the full address.

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Nearby: BR-DE-14 — XRechnung requires the element "VAT category rate" (BT-119) on every VAT breakdown group (BG-23), but the group for category O has none; BR-DE-10 — XRechnung requires the element "Deliver to city" (BT-77) whenever the deliver-to address group (BG-15) is present; BR-DE-15 — XRechnung requires a buyer reference.

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