Error: The field 'OfficerNm' with value", data is missing

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
Organizer
States
Common State
General Information
Basic Return Information
Signature Information tab
.
In the Massachusetts row, enter data in columns B, D, F, G, H, and L.
Go to
Organizer
States
Basic Return Information
Return Information tab
Signing Partner or LLC Member section
.
Enter the first and last name of the officer.
Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.