Generally, phone and fax numbers will meet North American Numbering Plan restrictions.
Note: see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Numbering_Plan#Numbering_system, especially the "Numbering system" section, for details.
Phone Number Parts
First 3 digits - area code (specific geographic region)
Second 3 digits- prefix (central office code)
Last 4 digits- line number
Character Type: Numeric plus hyphens, periods, parenthesis, spaces
Field Type: Text
Field Length Min : Max: 10 : 14
Display: U.S.A and Canadian format same (816) 452-4567
Field Entry Validations
Must have 10 digits (Non digits ignored)
Area code may not start with “0” or “1”
Area code First digit is limited to “2”through”9”
Area code may not start with 000
Area code may not start with 411
Area code may not start with 900
Area code may not start with 911
Central Office code first digit limited to “2” through “0”
If the area code is a non-geographical code (that is, if last 2 digits of the area code are the same digit) the second and third digits of the Central Office code cannot be "11"
Users can copy/paste these formats into the phone number field
(816) 452-4567 (14 characters/spaces).
816-452-4567 (12 characters/spaces)
816.452.4567
816 452 4567
816/452-4567
Notes:
CCR will not capture separate country codes or indicate whether the phone can receive text messages.
Extension:
Character Type: Numeric
Field Type: Text
Field Length Min:Max: 0:10
Required: No
Fax:
Use same format as phone
User can submit all 0”s to delete a fax number when one is not being replaced.
Notes:
Some fax numbers require additional information that is not captured in this field