a:Identifier
The postcode is formatted according to country-specific rules. Example: SW3 0A8-1A, 600074, 2067. This element can also be used to define the semantics of what each code in the post code means
Element information
Namespace: urn:oasis:names:tc:ciq:xal:3
Schema document: external/have/1.0/xAL.xsd
Other elements with the same name: a:Identifier, a:Identifier, a:Identifier
Type: a:IdentifierType
Properties: Local, Qualified
Content
from type ct:String
Attributes
| Name | Occ | Type | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a:Type | [0..1] | a:IdentifierElementTypeList | 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. | |
| ct:Abbreviation | [0..1] | xsd:boolean | If set to true then indicates that the value is an abbreviation or initial. If set to false then the value is definitely not an abbreviation. If omitted then it is not known if the value is an abbreviation or not. | from group ct:grAbbreviation |
| Any attribute | [0..*] | Namespace: ##other, Process Contents: lax |
Used in
- Anonymous type of element a:PostCode
Sample instance
<a:Identifier>normalizedString</a:Identifier>