RIXML Documentation

Address

RIXML 2.5 Element

Required

Physical street address information with structured address components. Contains required AddressLine1 and Country fields, optional AddressLine2 through AddressLine5 for extended address details, and optional City, StateProvince, and PostalCode fields for complete geographic identification.

Strongly Recommended. Describes the street address.

Usage

Strongly recommended optional element within ContactInfo. AddressLine1 and Country are required when Address is used. Additional address lines and geographic details are optional but recommended for complete addressing.

Business Context

Provides physical location information for research organizations and individuals, supporting compliance requirements, business correspondence, and client relationship management in research distribution workflows.

Source:data-dictionary-2.5.1
Schema:RIXML-Common-2_5.xsd:1047

Where It Fits

Definition

Type
Namespacehttp://www.rixml.org/2017/9/RIXML
Min Occurs1
Max Occurs1

Attributes

No attributes defined for this element

Children

AddressLine1string1..1

Indicates the first line of the street address.

requiredSince 2.1
AddressLine2string0..1

Indicates the second line of the street address.

optionalSince 2.1
AddressLine3string0..1

Indicates the third line of the street address.

optionalSince 2.1
AddressLine4string0..1
optionalSince 2.1
AddressLine5string0..1
optionalSince 2.1
Citystring0..1

Indicates the city where the street address is located.

optionalSince 2.1
StateProvincestring0..1

Indicates the State/Province/Canton/County information of the address.

optionalSince 2.1
PostalCodestring0..1

Indicates the Postal code, quadrant, zone or Zip code.

optionalSince 2.1
Countrystring1..1

This field indicates the country, as it should be displayed.

requiredSince 2.1

Example

<Address>
  <AddressLine1> ... </AddressLine1>
  <Country> ... </Country>
</Address>

Version History

Unchanged since introduction in RIXML 2.1

Business Rules

SHOULD

Address element is strongly recommended for ContactInfo

best-practicecontact-information

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