How to fix BR-CO-26
In order for the buyer to automatically identify a supplier, the Seller identifier (BT-29), the Seller legal registration identifier (BT-30) and/or the Seller VAT identifier (BT-31) shall be present.
What this rule checks
The seller has no identifying number at all -- no party identification, no legal entity ID, and no VAT number. At least one must be present for automated processing.
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 at least one of: <cac:PartyIdentification>/<cbc:ID> (BT-29), <cac:PartyLegalEntity>/<cbc:CompanyID> (BT-30), or <cac:PartyTaxScheme>/<cbc:CompanyID> (BT-31) under the seller party.
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