De : "BJ Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> The Xla.xsd is very details and I hope to incorporate all of the. > its is very will documented. > http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ciq/download.shtml Sorry I do not have time now to look at it seriously > I propose to leave the exiting fields in the Postal address and add the > new ones. then provide two services that keep them synced up. What will you synchronise and how (sorry maybe I should read Xla/xsd) ? > then as the code is re-factored in ofbiz we can phase out the current > postalAddress fields. Not sure to understand. You mean to replace with new entities ? > it has individual fields that let you be very granular. > > so you can have 3d pole after the right turn Thanks Jacques > > Jacques Le Roux sent the following on 11/4/2007 4:40 PM: > > De : "BJ Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-100 > >> I include the XAL from http://www.oasis-open.org > >> it is used by google map interface. > >> They take a different approach to addressing, as far as naming goes. > >> any consideration of adopting their nomenclature? > >> > >> for instance > >> street = Thoroughfare > > > > Actually, if I have well understood (I'm french) a Thoroughfare is > > something more general and can be also a square, a boulevard, > > an avenue, an impasse (these 4 words are also used in french ;o), etc. > > > >> City = Locality > > > > Same idea, more general... > > > >> DependentLocality (like suburbs name or districts in a city > > > > The one from where mail is distributed I guess > > > >> State/province =AdministrativeArea > > > > Typically new world > > > >> country is still the same two letter ID. > >> > >> as mentioned in another email > >> there is an > >> AddressType > >> CurrentStatus(of address) > >> > >> Some of the above can be handled in the ContactMech. > >> some in the Geo and Geotype > >> > >> Not sure how to present a proposal for changes to the PostalAddress entity > > > > This look a bit like how UK deals with its address, except for > > AdministrativeArea which come certainly from US or Canada. > > > > Is there a direction field ? This is used in places where there are no > > names or numbers for streets. In France there are still some > > cases like that (I discovered it, really surprising). Actually it's even > > worse. For instance I live at "Chemin de la Mouline" (this > > is in countryside). There are 8 houses there but none has a number. I claim > > for one since I'm here (5 years). Numbers can be indexed > > or metrics they told me (from which origin ? Beginning of the street I > > guess)... nothing yet. So as long as the old postman works > > it's ok (barely, depends of days), but when he is in vacation : not so easy > > for his substitute (moreover they always change, of > > course). Some are smarter, EDF (Electricité de France, nuclear zealots) > > which is mainly interested by pickin up your counter and > > charge you added a direction in their invoices. I'm just at their 3d pole > > after the right turn. No kidding, it's how it's written to > > help their employee. Actually this is South of France and we are not so far > > from Africa... Funny isn'it ? > > > > There is a Jira issue for that > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-961. IIRW direction is in the > > address entity but there > > are no UI for it yet. > > > > Jacques > > > > PS: Hey BJ, I always dreamed to live in a camping-car (not my wife) but a > > motorcoach seems to be the real answer. AFAIK this does > > not exist in Europe yet. US style : much bigger, tough camping-cars tend to > > be bigger and bigger too. 2 worries also : petrol > > price and CO², actually they are really imbricated. Futur will tell... > > > > Sorry for this deflection guys, I just can't resist. Have a good week > > > > > > > > > >
