What it means
This rule counts ram:URIUniversalCommunication elements within the seller (BG-4) and allows zero or one. It applies to the Basic WL, Basic, EN 16931 and Extended profiles of Factur-X and ZUGFeRD. It does not count the address values inside each block.
Why it matters
These profiles provide at most one electronic address block for the seller. Repeating the block breaks that structural limit, regardless of whether its addresses differ.
How to fix it
Keep the electronic address you intend to use for the seller (BT-34) in one ram:URIUniversalCommunication. Remove additional blocks. An email address used only for enquiries belongs in the seller's contact email field (BT-43). Export your corrected file and recheck it.
Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Validate a ZUGFeRD invoice
Or fix the invoice in a form and download the corrected file, for 1 credit: Fix a rejected e-invoice Beta
The rule as published
Element 'ram:URIUniversalCommunication' may occur at maximum 1 times. Where this rule applies
| Rule set | Version |
|---|---|
| Factur-X 1.09 BASIC WL | 1.0.9-2 |
| Factur-X 1.09 BASIC | 1.0.9-2 |
| Factur-X 1.09 EN 16931 | 1.0.9-2 |
| Factur-X 1.09 EXTENDED | 1.0.9-2 |
| ZUGFeRD 2.5 BASIC WL | 2.5.2 |
| ZUGFeRD 2.5 BASIC | 2.5.2 |
| ZUGFeRD 2.5 EN 16931 | 2.5.2 |
| ZUGFeRD 2.5 EXTENDED | 2.5.2 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether FX-SCH-A-000439 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- FX-SCH-A-000440 Add the seller identifier's scheme code
- FX-SCH-A-000441 Use an allowed seller identifier scheme
- FX-SCH-A-000442 Do not repeat the seller's region
- FX-SCH-A-000443 Use an allowed seller country code
- FX-SCH-A-000444 Use an allowed company registration scheme
- FX-SCH-A-000445 Put one address element in the seller's address block