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a:Type

Indicates which part of number or identifier this element contains. Some "numbers" are as simple as 42 and some "numbers" are more like complex aplhanumberic identifiers as Postcodes in UK or Canada, e.g. M2H 2S5. It may be necessary to separate the "number" into sub-elements and indicate what type of information each of them contains.

Attribute information

Namespace: urn:oasis:names:tc:ciq:xal:3

Schema document: external/have/1.0/xAL.xsd

Other attributes with the same name: a:Type, a:Type, a:Type, a:Type, a:Type, a:Type, a:Type, a:Type, a:Type, a:Type, a:Type, a:Type

Type: a:IdentifierElementTypeList

Properties: Local, Qualified

Value

  • Type based on xsd:normalizedString
    • Valid valueDescription
      NameApplicable to mail box office names such as PO BOX, GPO BOX, MAIL BAG NO., etc.
      RangeFromIndicates that the element contains the lower value of a range, e.g. 25 in 25-37
      RangeIndicates that the value is a range, e.g. 25-37
      RangeToIndicates that the element contains the top value of a range, e.g. 25 in 25-37
      PrefixIndocates that the element contains some value that is important, but not exactly the number itself. E.g. PoBox can be a prefix in PoBox 2020, street no. A-15, where A is the prefix and 15 is the number
      SuffixIndicates that the element contains some value that is important, but not exactly the number itself. E.g. 'bis' in '45 bis'
      NumberIndicates that the value is number, e.g. 2020 in PoBox 2020. The actual value can be alpha-numeric.
      SeparatorIndicates that the value is a separator that is expected to be preserved. Examples are / - #, as in 15-A where "-" is the separator
      ExtensionIndicates that the value is an extension number of some identifier, e.g. 01 in Private Bag 2330-01, where the main number of the private bag is 2330, 12345-1223 in post code where 1223 is the extension
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