RIXML Documentation

ContactInfoNatureEnum

RIXML 2.5 Enumeration

2 values

Distinguishes between personal and business contact information, allowing publishers to specify whether contact details are for professional or private use

Usage

Required attribute in ContactInfo elements to classify the nature of provided contact information as either Personal or Business

Business Context

Important for maintaining appropriate boundaries between professional and personal communications in research distribution, ensuring contact information is used appropriately

Source:data-dictionary-2.5.1
Schema:RIXML-datatypes-2_5.xsd:34

Where It Fits

Elements using this type (1)

Definition

Base Typestring

Enumeration Values

Personal
Personal

Contact information intended for private or non-business communications

Use when providing personal contact details such as home phone numbers, personal email addresses, or residential addresses [RIXML Research Data Dictionary v2.5.1 p.33]

ActiveSince 2.1
Business
Business

Contact information intended for professional or work-related communications

Use when providing official business contact details such as office phone numbers, corporate email addresses, or business addresses [RIXML Research Data Dictionary v2.5.1 p.33]

ActiveSince 2.1

Examples

<!-- Example usage of ContactInfoNatureEnum enumeration -->
<element type="ContactInfoNatureEnum">Personal</element>

Version History

Unchanged since introduction in RIXML 2.1

Semantic Relationships

Mutually Exclusive With1 relationship

Contact information nature must be either personal or business, representing distinct categories of contact data

RIXML Research Data Dictionary v2.5.1, p.80ContactInfoNatureEnum