PEPPOL-EN16931-R003fatal

How to fix PEPPOL-EN16931-R003

A buyer reference or purchase order reference MUST be provided.

What this rule checks

Peppol requires either a buyer reference (BT-10) or a purchase order reference (BT-13) to enable the buyer to match the invoice to their internal processes. At least one must be present.

How to fix it

Add cbc:BuyerReference with the buyer's reference code, or add cac:OrderReference → cbc:ID with the purchase order number.

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