xNAL domain elements

The xNAL domain elements represent a subset of the Extensible Name and Address Standard. The domain can be included in any topic type or map, although the implementations provided by OASIS only include it in the bookmap specialization. It is used to encode information about the author or authors of DITA information.

1. xNAL usage guidelines
   Extended information and usage examples for DITA bookmap metadata elements associated with OASIS xNAL Standard (extensible Name and Address Language).
2. authorinformation
   The <authorinformation> element contains detailed information about the author or authoring organization.
3. addressdetails
   The <addressdetails> element contains information about the address of the author or authoring group.
4. administrativearea
   The <administrativearea> element contains information about a county, state, or province.
5. contactnumber
   A <contactnumber> element contains a telephone number.
6. contactnumbers
   The <contactnumbers> element contains a list of telephone and fax numbers.
7. country
   The <country> element contains the name of a country.
8. emailaddress
   The <emailaddress> element contains an e-mail address.
9. emailaddresses
   The <emailaddress> element contains a list of e-mail addresses.
10. firstname
    The <firstname> element contains the person's first name.
11. generationidentifier
    The <generationidentifier> element contains information about the person's generation, such as: Jr, III, or VIII.
12. honorific
    The <honorific> element contains the person's title, such as: Dr., Mr., Ms., HRH.. or Grand Exalted Wizard.
13. lastname
    The <lastname> element contains the person's last name.
14. locality
    The <locality> element contains information about the city and postal or ZIP code. It can contain the information directly, or by acting as a wrapper for <localityname> and <postalcode>.
15. localityname
    The <localityname> element contains the name of the locality or city.
16. middlename
    The <middlename> element contains the person's middle name or initial.
17. namedetails
    The <namedetails> element contains information about the name of the author or the authoring organization.
18. organizationinfo
    The <organizationinfo> element contains detailed information about an authoring organization.
19. organizationname
    The <organizationname> element contains name information about the authoring organization.
20. organizationnamedetails
    The <organizationnamedetails> element contains information about the name of an authoring organization.
21. otherinfo
    The <otherinfo> element contains other name information about the author or authoring organization.
22. personinfo
    The <personinfo> element is a wrapper containing all relevant data about a person, including name, address, and contact information.
23. personname
    The <personname> element contains name information about the author.
24. postalcode
    The <postalcode> element contains information about the postal code or the ZIP code.
25. thoroughfare
    The <thoroughfare> element contains information about the thoroughfare - for example, the street, avenue, or boulevard - on which an address is located.
26. url
    The <url> element contains a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
27. urls
    The <urls> element contains a list of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs).

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OASIS DITA Language Specification v1.1 -- Committee Draft 02, 8 May 2007
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