Cause and affected field

Enter a telephone number for the seller contact. Use an actual reachable number.

Rule family: XRechnung 3.0.2. The finding from the ruleset actually executed remains authoritative.

Correction and example

Fails · schematic excerpt
<cbc:Telephone />
Passes · replace with your details
+49 30 123456

Validate again

Correct the original in your invoicing system and inspect the replacement file. Ask the supplier to correct an incoming invoice.

Technical validity does not confirm acceptance by the recipient’s portal.

Sources

EN 16931 validation artefactsKoSIT XRechnung rules