Error: The field 'DesigneePhone' with value, data is missing
This happens when information is missing for the third party desginee.
Error Message
Validation failed on: Form: Form3[1] DesigneePermission[1]/DesigneePhone[1] Description: Designee Phone Number LineNumber: signature Requirement: Used for a phone no. - 10 digits Error: The field 'DesigneePhone' with value '0', data is missing. Element Name: DesigneePhone XPath: /ReturnState[1]/ReturnDataState[1]/Form3[1]/DesigneePermission[1]/DesigneePhone[1] XML Fragment: <DesigneePhone xmlns="http://www.irs.gov/efile">0</DesigneePhone> Error Code: c00ce169 Error Reason: '0' violates pattern constraint of '[0-9]{10}'. The element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}DesigneePhone' with value '0' failed to parse.
Solution
- Go to .
- In theThird Party Designeesection, make sure there's aName,Phone, andPINentered.noteThe phone number needs to be 10 digits. The PIN format needs to be 5 digits (no letters).
- Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.