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
	06-85-560-020/123	Country Code
		Area Code	85
		Base Number	560020
		Extension	123
		Line Type
		Additional Info
Example 2	Input	Output Token	Output
	fax: 82/553-113	Country Code
		Area Code	82
		Base Number	553113
		Extension
		Line Type	fax
		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.