BR-49
EN 16931
FATAL
Official rule text
A Payment instruction (BG-16) shall specify the Payment means type code (BT-81).
What this error means
This is a mandatory field rule: the business term referenced above must be present in every invoice, and it is missing (or empty) in yours.
How to fix it
- Add the element for the business term (BT) named in the rule text.
- An empty element does not count - the field must carry a value.
- Check you placed it at the correct level (document, party, or line).
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