fix

apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/dto/create-booking.dto.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
   Max,
   MaxLength,
   Min,
-  MinLength,
   Validate,
   ValidateIf,
   ValidateNested,
@@ -104,19 +103,31 @@ export class CreateBookingDto {
   @Transform(({ value }) => value === 'true' || value === true)
   isGovernment?: boolean;
 
-  @ApiPropertyOptional({ description: 'Required when isGovernment is true' })
-  @ValidateIf((o) => o.isGovernment === true)
+  /** @deprecated Government bookings now bill to a real government company. */
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({ description: 'Deprecated: free-text institution (superseded by companyId)' })
+  @IsOptional()
   @IsString()
-  @MinLength(2)
   @Transform(({ value }) => (typeof value === 'string' ? value.trim() : value))
   governmentInstitution?: string;
 
-  @ApiPropertyOptional({ format: 'uuid', description: 'Admin only: target company' })
-  @ValidateIf((o) => o.isGovernment !== true)
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    format: 'uuid',
+    description:
+      'Target company. Required for staff/government bookings; resolved from the auth token for customer self-bookings.',
+  })
   @IsOptional()
   @IsUUID()
   companyId?: string;
 
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    format: 'uuid',
+    description:
+      'Explicit company profile (importer/exporter). Required for government bookings; commercial bookings auto-resolve from trade direction.',
+  })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsUUID()
+  companyProfileId?: string;
+
   @ApiPropertyOptional({ format: 'uuid' })
   @IsOptional()
   @IsUUID()