You can specify check rules for country-specific definitions. In the Netherlands, you have to set the check rule for VAT registration numbers. The system then automatically carries out formal checks on the length of these numbers.
To activate the checks, in Customizing for
General Settings,
choose
. Set the VAT registration number length to 14 and the checking rule to 3. You can also set additional special checks to avoid input errors with VAT registration numbers by selecting
Other Data
under
Further Checks
.