Error: The field ‘RecipientNm’ with value '', data is missing
This validation error occurs on Form 5227 when the RecipientNm field is empty in the Section 664 Trust Current Distribution Schedule Group.
Error message
Validation failed on [FILE_ID]: Form: IRS5227[1][@documentId='IRS5227] Sect664TrCurrentDistriSchGrp[1]/RecipientNm[1] Description: Recipient LineNumber: Column (a) 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 'RecipientNm' with value '', data is missing. Element Name: RecipientNm XPath: //IRS5227[@documentId='IRS5227']/Sect664TrCurrentDistriSchGrp[1]/RecipientNm[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}RecipientNm' with value '' failed to parse.
Solution
- Go to .
- In theReformat Individual Beneficiary Namesection, select theReformat Individual Beneficiary Namehyperlink.
- This lets the Beneficiary First Name, Middle Initial, and Last Name transfer to the fields required for the e-file.
- Perform a Full Recompute, then Recreate e-file.