BR-49fatal

How to fix BR-49

A Payment instruction (BG-16) shall specify the Payment means type code (BT-81).

What this rule checks

When payment instructions are included, the payment method must be identified (e.g. credit transfer, direct debit, card payment) so the buyer knows how to pay.

Referenced business terms

This rule references the following EN 16931 business terms. Click through for the full definition, the UBL XPath and the cardinality.

How to fix it

Add a cbc:PaymentMeansCode element inside cac:PaymentMeans with a valid UNTDID 4461 code (e.g. 30 for credit transfer, 58 for SEPA credit transfer).

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