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CII: guideline identifier is missing

The recipient cannot determine the applied profile unambiguously.

UN/CEFACT CII, EN16931 profilesLast professional review: 2026-07-05

Meaning

The recipient cannot determine the applied profile unambiguously.

Typical cause

The document context was not set when generating the CII document.

Affected fields / XML paths

//ram:GuidelineSpecifiedDocumentContextParameter/ram:ID

Invalid example

<ram:GuidelineSpecifiedDocumentContextParameter/>

Corrected example

<ram:GuidelineSpecifiedDocumentContextParameter><ram:ID>urn:cen.eu:en16931:2017</ram:ID></ram:GuidelineSpecifiedDocumentContextParameter>

Remediation steps

  1. Select target format and profile.
  2. Set the profile identifier from generator configuration.
  3. Validate CII and packaging together.