Error codes · Peppol BIS 3.0
PEPPOL-EN16931-R001In your invoicing software
Business process identifier required
This is the rejection, word for word: „[PEPPOL-EN16931-R001] Business process MUST be provided. Check the `cbc:ProfileID` element in your invoice XML.“
What to have readyNothing. The file has to be re-exported from your invoicing software; we check it again afterwards.
What we doInvoice Navigator automatically fixes this issue by correcting the `cbc:ProfileID` element in your Invoice.
If you enter it yourself in your invoicing software
Before
<cbc:ProfileID></cbc:ProfileID>
After
<cbc:ProfileID>urn:fdc:peppol.eu:2017:poacc:billing:01:1.0</cbc:ProfileID>
Element order is part of the rule: if the element sits in the wrong place, the validator rejects with PEPPOL-EN16931-R001.
What the finding looks likeExample
FindingStructure invalid · PEPPOL-EN16931-R001
Location/Invoice/cbc:ProfileID
From youA re-exported file
ThenRe-export
ProofSHA-256 and /verify link after the check