http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBIZ/Extending+Postalthese entities is fashioned after the xAL:2.0 Address Information
Chris Howe sent the following on 12/29/2007 12:37 PM: > Do you have a standards spec that can be used for reference? > > > --- BJ Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> in the international email system address1 and adddress2 as storage >> does >> not allow for the complexity of other countries. >> however the service that reads the stored data, will do the >> formating. >> Since this is by country, the US freeform would be Address1, >> Address2, >> city, state, postalcode. >> >> Chris Howe sent the following on 12/29/2007 12:11 PM: >>> Could you provide a bit more background. My first instinct on this >> is >>> to continue the storage as is (address1, address2) in freeform and >> to >>> have services that read/transform that freeform into local >> conventions >>> rather than storing them in local conventions. >>> >>> --- BJ Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> I am enhancing the PostalAddress. >>>> there are two parts >>>> 1)postal address specified by country. >>>> This can be used to generate a screen to that country and do the >>>> layout >>>> for a mailing peice. >>>> it also specifies how to store the address information. >>>> >>>> 2)storing the address informaion. >>>> this is a free form system that lets the complete address be >> stored >>>> in >>>> the components that make up an address. >>>> >>>> the basic part is the Addressline >>>> it has then name of the address line that is freefrom, this would >> be >>>> used to show on the UI and or the mailing piece. >>>> there is a linenumber and lineposition. The line position lets >>>> complex >>>> addresses be define as separate components. >>>> Like the BR address line >>>> Postal Area--Postal District--Postal Sector--delivery Point >>>> with is you can also specify the separator and where to to put it. >>>> >>>> there are services that read the country formation information on >> a >>>> Create and put in a map for a UI. >>>> Service that Stores the data, win the free form format. >>>> >>>> These would override most of the data currently stored in the >>>> PostalAddress entity. >>>> >>>> any input? >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > >
