PEPPOL-EN16931-R010: Buyer electronic address (BT-49) is missing

What does this mean?

Buyer electronic address MUST be provided: the invoice must contain the buyer electronic address (BT-49). It is missing.
The rule originates from Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 and is applied in the XRechnung validation. CII: ram:BuyerTradeParty/ram:URIUniversalCommunication/ram:URIID, UBL: cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cbc:EndpointID.

Typical causes

The buyer electronic address was not entered because it is optional in EN 16931.
The Leitweg-ID was only given as buyer reference (BT-10).

How to fix the error

State BT-49 with the electronic address at which the buyer receives invoices, e.g. their Leitweg-ID or an e-mail address.
State the matching scheme in BT-49-1 (e.g. 0204 for a Leitweg-ID, EM for an e-mail address; see BR-CL-25).
Generate and validate the invoice again.

In E-Rechnungsfreund

In the invoice form, "Experte" view, section "Käufer (BG-7)" (buyer), fill in the fields "Elektronische Adresse (BT-34/49)" (electronic address) and "EAS-Schema der elektron. Adresse (BT-34-1/49-1)" (electronic address scheme).

Example

Wrong

<ram:BuyerTradeParty>
  <ram:Name>City of Sampletown</ram:Name>
  ...
</ram:BuyerTradeParty>

Correct

<ram:BuyerTradeParty>
  <ram:Name>City of Sampletown</ram:Name>
  ...
  <ram:URIUniversalCommunication>
    <ram:URIID schemeID="0204">04011000-12350-85</ram:URIID>
  </ram:URIUniversalCommunication>
</ram:BuyerTradeParty>

Related validation rules

• PEPPOL-EN16931-R001: Business process type (BT-23) is missing
• PEPPOL-EN16931-R005: VAT accounting currency (BT-6) equals the invoice currency (BT-5)
• PEPPOL-EN16931-R008: The invoice contains empty elements
• PEPPOL-EN16931-R020: Seller electronic address (BT-34) is missing
• PEPPOL-EN16931-R040: Allowance or charge amount does not match base amount and percentage
• PEPPOL-EN16931-R041: Base amount missing for allowance or charge with percentage