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
	Work: +1 418 447-3000 Ext 3118 (ask for Ron)	Country Code	+1
		Area Code	418
		Base Number	447-3000
		Extension	3118
		Line Type	Work:
		Additional Info	(ask for Ron)
Example 2	Input	Output Token	Output
	011 44 2012345000	Country Code	011 44
		Area Code
		Base Number	2012345000
		Extension
		Line Type
		Additional Info
Example 3	Input	Output Token	Output
	Toll Free: (800) 888-4257	Country Code
		Area Code	800
		Base Number	888-4257
		Extension
		Line Type	Toll Free:
		Additional Info
Example 4	Input	Output Token	Output
	705 424-1442 3118 (w)	Country Code
		Area Code	705
		Base Number	424-1442
		Extension	3118
		Line Type	(w)
		Additional Info
Example 5	Input	Output Token	Output
	705 424-1442 3118 (Mais)	Country Code
		Area Code	705
		Base Number	424-1442
		Extension	3118
		Line Type	(Mais)
		Additional Info
Example 6	Input	Output Token	Output
	506 447 3000 Poste 1234	Country Code
		Area Code	506
		Base Number	447 3000
		Extension	1234
		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.