3.2.6.5 xNAL domain elements

The xNAL domain elements represent a subset of the Extensible Name and Address Standard. It is used to encode information about the author or authors of DITA information. The domain can be included in any DITA document type shell that requires additional metadata for names and addresses, although the implementations provided by OASIS only include it in the bookmap document type.

• 3.2.6.5.1 xNAL usage guidelines
  Extended information and usage examples for DITA bookmap metadata elements associated with OASIS xNAL Standard (extensible Name and Address Language).
• 3.2.6.5.2 authorinformation
  The <authorinformation> element contains detailed information about the author or authoring organization.
• 3.2.6.5.3 addressdetails
  The <addressdetails> element contains information about the address of the author or authoring group.
• 3.2.6.5.4 administrativearea
  The <administrativearea> element contains information about a county, state, or province.
• 3.2.6.5.5 contactnumber
  A <contactnumber> element contains the contact number of a person or organization, such as a telephone number, mobile phone number, or fax number.
• 3.2.6.5.6 contactnumbers
  The <contactnumbers> element contains a list of telephone and fax numbers.
• 3.2.6.5.7 country
  The <country> element contains the name of a country.
• 3.2.6.5.8 emailaddress
  The <emailaddress> element contains an e-mail address.
• 3.2.6.5.9 emailaddresses
  The <emailaddresses> element contains a list of e-mail addresses.
• 3.2.6.5.10 firstname
  The <firstname> element contains the person's first name.
• 3.2.6.5.11 generationidentifier
  The <generationidentifier> element contains information about the person's generation, such as: Jr, III, or VIII.
• 3.2.6.5.12 honorific
  The <honorific> element contains the person's title, such as: Dr., Mr., Ms., or HRH.
• 3.2.6.5.13 lastname
  The <lastname> element contains the person's last name.
• 3.2.6.5.14 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>.
• 3.2.6.5.15 localityname
  The <localityname> element contains the name of the locality or city.
• 3.2.6.5.16 middlename
  The <middlename> element contains the person's middle name or initial.
• 3.2.6.5.17 namedetails
  The <namedetails> element contains information about the name of the author or the authoring organization.
• 3.2.6.5.18 organizationinfo
  The <organizationinfo> element contains detailed information about an authoring organization.
• 3.2.6.5.19 organizationname
  The <organizationname> element contains name information about the authoring organization.
• 3.2.6.5.20 organizationnamedetails
  The <organizationnamedetails> element contains information about the name of an authoring organization.
• 3.2.6.5.21 otherinfo
  The <otherinfo> element contains other name information about the author or authoring organization.
• 3.2.6.5.22 personinfo
  The <personinfo> element is a wrapper containing all relevant data about a person, including name, address, and contact information.
• 3.2.6.5.23 personname
  The <personname> element contains name information about the author.
• 3.2.6.5.24 postalcode
  The <postalcode> element contains information about the postal code or the ZIP code.
• 3.2.6.5.25 thoroughfare
  The <thoroughfare> element contains information about the thoroughfare - for example, the street, avenue, or boulevard - on which an address is located.
• 3.2.6.5.26 url
  The <url> element contains a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), such as a person's or company's internet address.
• 3.2.6.5.27 urls
  The <urls> element contains a list of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs).

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