You must specify a German Buyer's information in the AccountingCustomerParty element.

Elements

Element	Description
`Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PostalAddress/CityName`	Specify the Buyer's city.
`Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PostalAddress/PostalZone`	Specify the Buyer's postal code.
`Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/EndpointID`	Specify the recipient account. This is used for routing. It is usually a PEPPOL or SMTP network.
`Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/EndpointID [@schemeID]`	You use the `@schemeID` attribute to specify the type of endpoint.

Restrictions

The following conditions apply to the EndpointID [@schemeID] attribute:

If the Buyer's network is PEPPOL, the attribute must one of the values listed in the Electronic Address Scheme (EAS).
If the Buyer's network is SMTP, the attribute must be prefixed with VRBL:DE. For example, VRBL:DE:EM.

Examples

Address Example

This example shows the buyer's address information:

  <cac:AccountingCustomerParty>
    <cac:Party>
      <cbc:EndpointID schemeID="0088">9876543210128</cbc:EndpointID>
      <cac:PartyIdentification>
        <cbc:ID>BI123456</cbc:ID>
      </cac:PartyIdentification>
      <cac:PostalAddress>
        <cbc:StreetName>[Buyer address line 1]</cbc:StreetName>
        <cbc:CityName>[Buyer city]</cbc:CityName>
        <cbc:PostalZone>12345</cbc:PostalZone>
        <cac:Country>
          <cbc:IdentificationCode>DE</cbc:IdentificationCode>
        </cac:Country>
      </cac:PostalAddress>
      <cac:PartyLegalEntity>
        <cbc:RegistrationName>[Buyer name]</cbc:RegistrationName>
      </cac:PartyLegalEntity>
    </cac:Party>
  </cac:AccountingCustomerParty>

Endpoint Example

The following example is for an SMTP connection for a buyer:

<ubl:Invoice>
    <!-- Code omitted for clarity -->
    <cac:AccountingCustomerParty>
        <cac:Party>
            <cbc:EndpointID schemeID="VRBL:DE:EM">[email protected]</cbc:EndpointID>
            <!-- Code omitted for clarity -->
        </cac:Party>
    </cac:AccountingCustomerParty>
    <!-- Code omitted for clarity -->
</ubl:Invoice>