ContactInfoNatureEnum
RIXML 2.5 Enumeration
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
Where It Fits
Elements using this type (1)
Definition
| Base Type | string |
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.80— ContactInfoNatureEnum