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Error

FX-SCH-A-000783: An end customer order reference needs one order number field

In short

Error: fails the selected checks.

FX-SCH-A-000783 means an end customer order reference contains no ram:IssuerAssignedID element or contains more than one. Make sure the reference contains exactly one such element for the end customer's order number.

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What it means

This rule counts the direct ram:IssuerAssignedID children of each ram:UltimateCustomerOrderReferencedDocument. It requires exactly one element, but does not check its contents. This reference is separate from the buyer's purchase order number (BT-13).

Why it matters

The Extended profile requires one identifier field in each end customer order reference so that the order number has a defined place in the XML.

How to fix it

Under ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:UltimateCustomerOrderReferencedDocument, add ram:IssuerAssignedID if it is missing or remove extra ram:IssuerAssignedID elements. Put the end customer's order number in the remaining element, then export your invoice again 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:IssuerAssignedID' must occur exactly 1 times.

Where this rule applies

Rule set Version
Factur-X 1.09 EXTENDED 1.0.9-2
ZUGFeRD 2.5 EXTENDED 2.5.2
Rule text from phive-rules 4.6.4.

Check your file

Drop your e-invoice to see whether FX-SCH-A-000783 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026