Error: The field 'OfficerNm' with value", data is missing
This validation error occurs when the
OfficerNm
field is empty in the AuthenticationHeader
.Error message
1. Validation failed on [FILE_ID]: Form: AuthenticationHeader Requirement: Typically used for a person's name. Legal Characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, hyphen, apostrophe and single space. Illegal Character: leading space, trailing space, adjacent spaces, and other symbols. Error: The field 'OfficerNm' with value '', data is missing. Element Name: OfficerNm XPath: /ReturnState[1]/AuthenticationHeader[1]/BusinessDetail[1]/Partnership[1]/OfficerNm[1] XML Fragment: Field Key: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 Error Code: [CODE] Error Reason: '' violates pattern constraint of '([A-Za-z0-9'-] ?)*[A-Za-z0-9'-]'. The element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}OfficerNm' with value '' failed to parse.
Solution
- Go to .
- In the Massachusetts row, enter data in columns B, D, F, G, H, and L.
- Go to .
- Enter the first and last name of the officer.
- Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.