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
	(02) 3459-8077	Country Code
		Area Code	02
		Base Number	3459-8077
		Extension
		Line Type
		Additional Info
Example 2	Input	Output Token	Output
	043838 8343	Country Code
		Area Code	043
		Base Number	838 8343
		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.