How to fix BR-07

What this rule checks

The buyer name (BT-44, mapped to cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:RegistrationName) identifies the party receiving and paying the invoice. It is required so the buyer's accounting system can match the invoice to the correct legal entity. Without it, the invoice cannot be processed or booked.

How to fix it

Add a cbc:Name element inside cac:AccountingCustomerParty → cac:Party → cac:PartyLegalEntity.

Common causes

• The cac:AccountingCustomerParty section is missing the cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:RegistrationName element.
• The buyer name element is empty or contains only whitespace.
• The cac:AccountingCustomerParty block is entirely absent.
• The buyer name was placed in cac:PartyName/cbc:Name instead of cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:RegistrationName.

Example: before (broken)

<cac:AccountingCustomerParty>
  <cac:Party>
    <cac:PartyLegalEntity>
      <!-- cbc:RegistrationName is missing -->
    </cac:PartyLegalEntity>
  </cac:Party>
</cac:AccountingCustomerParty>

Example: after (fixed)

<cac:AccountingCustomerParty>
  <cac:Party>
    <cac:PartyLegalEntity>
      <cbc:RegistrationName>GlobalTrade GmbH</cbc:RegistrationName>
    </cac:PartyLegalEntity>
  </cac:Party>
</cac:AccountingCustomerParty>

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Rule sets

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