Phone (Global)

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Phone (Global)
Description	The Phone (Global) parse definition parses phone numbers into a globally recognized set of tokens.
Output Tokens	Country Code Area Code Base Number Extension Line Type Additional Info
Example 1	Input	Output Token	Output
	Büro: +49 06221 415-0 Durchwahl 4629 (fragen Sie nach Mary)	Country Code	+49
		Area Code	06221
		Base Number	415-0
		Extension	4629
		Line Type	Büro:
		Additional Info	(fragen Sie nach Mary)
Example 2	Input	Output Token	Output
	(030) 12345-67	Country Code
		Area Code	030
		Base Number	12345-67
		Extension
		Line Type
		Additional Info
Remarks	Parse definitions named with the Global keyword use a set of output tokens that is consistent across every locale. Results obtained from these definitions can be stored in the same database fields as the results obtained from definitions of the same name in other locales.