RIXML Documentation

Phone

RIXML 2.5 Element

Required

Telephone contact information supporting voice, fax, and pager communications. Contains required type attribute (PhoneTypeEnum for voice, fax, or pager), optional location attribute (PhoneLocationEnum for office, home, mobile), required CountryCode and Number fields, and optional ExtensionPIN for extensions or pager PINs.

Strongly Recommended. Describes the telephone, fax or pager numbers.

Usage

Strongly recommended optional element within ContactInfo that can appear multiple times. Type attribute is mandatory, while location provides additional context. CountryCode and Number are required when Phone is used.

Business Context

Enables voice and fax communication in research distribution, supporting client consultations, urgent communications, and traditional business contact methods that remain important in financial services relationships.

Source:data-dictionary-2.5.1
Schema:RIXML-Common-2_5.xsd:1103

Where It Fits

Definition

Type
Namespacehttp://www.rixml.org/2017/9/RIXML
Min Occurs1
Max Occurs1

Attributes

typePhoneTypeEnum

Phone numbers can be one of the following types - voice, fax, or pager.

required
locationPhoneLocationEnum

Describes the location of the phone at this number -- i.e. office, home, moblie.

optionalSince 2.1

Children

CountryCodestring1..1

Telephone country code for the phone number.

requiredSince 2.1
Numberstring1..1

Phone number including area code.

requiredSince 2.1
ExtensionPINstring0..1

Used for extension number for a phone or a PIN. PINs are sometimes associated with pagers.

optionalSince 2.1

Example

<Phone type="Value">
  <CountryCode> ... </CountryCode>
  <Number> ... </Number>
</Phone>

Version History

Unchanged since introduction in RIXML 2.1

Business Rules

SHOULD

Phone element is strongly recommended for ContactInfo

best-practicecontact-information

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