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: 00442012345000 Ext 678 (ask for Mary)	Country Code	0044
		Area Code	20
		Base Number	12345000
		Extension	678
		Line Type	Work:
		Additional Info	(ask for Mary)
Example 2	Input	Output Token	Output
	(0)20 87817200	Country Code
		Area Code	(0)20
		Base Number	87817200
		Extension
		Line Type
		Additional Info
Example 3	Input	Output Token	Output
	+1 (919) 447-3000	Country Code	+1
		Area Code
		Base Number	(919) 447-3000
		Extension
		Line Type
		Additional Info
Example 4	Input	Output Token	Output
	07412 123456 (mobile)	Country Code
		Area Code	07412
		Base Number	123456
		Extension
		Line Type	(mobile)
		Additional Info
Example 5	Input	Output Token	Output
	01628 486933 (home)	Country Code
		Area Code	01628
		Base Number	486933
		Extension
		Line Type	(home)
		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.