IfcPostalAddress

Natural language names
Postalische Adresse
Postal Address
Addresse postale
Semantic definitions at the entity
Entity definition

This entity represents an address for delivery of paper based mail and other postal deliveries.

HISTORY  New entity in IFC2x.

Attribute definitions
#AttributeTypeCardinalityDescription G
4InternalLocationIfcLabel? An organization defined address for internal mail delivery. X
5AddressLinesIfcLabel? L[1:?] The postal address.
NOTE  A postal address may occupy several lines (or elements) when recorded. It is expected that normal usage will incorporate relevant elements of the following address concepts: A location within a building (e.g. 3rd Floor) Building name (e.g. Interoperability House) Street number (e.g. 6400) Street name (e.g. Alliance Boulevard). Typical content of address lines may vary in different countries.
X
6PostalBoxIfcLabel? An address that is implied by an identifiable mail drop. X
7TownIfcLabel? The name of a town. X
8RegionIfcLabel? The name of a region.
NOTE  The counties of the United Kingdom and the states of North America are examples of regions.
X
9PostalCodeIfcLabel? The code that is used by the country's postal service. X
10CountryIfcLabel? The name of a country. X
Formal Propositions
RuleDescription
WR1Requires that at least one attribute of internal location, address lines, town, region or country is asserted. It is not acceptable to have a postal address without at least one of these values.
Inherited definitions from supertypes
Entity inheritance IfcAddress
Attribute inheritance
#AttributeTypeCardinalityDescriptionG
IfcAddress
1PurposeIfcAddressTypeEnum? Identifies the logical location of the address. X
2DescriptionIfcText? Text that relates the nature of the address. X
3UserDefinedPurposeIfcLabel? Allows for specification of user specific purpose of the address beyond the enumeration values provided by Purpose attribute of type IfcAddressTypeEnum. When a value is provided for attribute UserDefinedPurpose, in parallel the attribute Purpose shall have enumeration value USERDEFINED. X
OfPersonIfcPerson
@Addresses
S[0:?]The inverse relationship to Person to whom address is associated. X
OfOrganizationIfcOrganization
@Addresses
S[0:?]The inverse relationship to Organization to whom address is associated. X
IfcPostalAddress
4InternalLocationIfcLabel? An organization defined address for internal mail delivery. X
5AddressLinesIfcLabel? L[1:?] The postal address.
NOTE  A postal address may occupy several lines (or elements) when recorded. It is expected that normal usage will incorporate relevant elements of the following address concepts: A location within a building (e.g. 3rd Floor) Building name (e.g. Interoperability House) Street number (e.g. 6400) Street name (e.g. Alliance Boulevard). Typical content of address lines may vary in different countries.
X
6PostalBoxIfcLabel? An address that is implied by an identifiable mail drop. X
7TownIfcLabel? The name of a town. X
8RegionIfcLabel? The name of a region.
NOTE  The counties of the United Kingdom and the states of North America are examples of regions.
X
9PostalCodeIfcLabel? The code that is used by the country's postal service. X
10CountryIfcLabel? The name of a country. X
Formal representations
XML Specification
 <xs:element name="IfcPostalAddress" type="ifc:IfcPostalAddress" substitutionGroup="ifc:IfcAddress" nillable="true"/>
 <xs:complexType name="IfcPostalAddress">
  <xs:complexContent>
   <xs:extension base="ifc:IfcAddress">
    <xs:sequence>
     <xs:element name="AddressLines" nillable="true" minOccurs="0">
      <xs:complexType>
       <xs:sequence>
        <xs:element ref="ifc:IfcLabel-wrapper" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
       </xs:sequence>
       <xs:attribute ref="ifc:itemType" fixed="ifc:IfcLabel-wrapper"/>
       <xs:attribute ref="ifc:cType" fixed="list"/>
       <xs:attribute ref="ifc:arraySize" use="optional"/>
      </xs:complexType>
     </xs:element>
    </xs:sequence>
    <xs:attribute name="InternalLocation" type="ifc:IfcLabel" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="PostalBox" type="ifc:IfcLabel" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="Town" type="ifc:IfcLabel" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="Region" type="ifc:IfcLabel" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="PostalCode" type="ifc:IfcLabel" use="optional"/>
    <xs:attribute name="Country" type="ifc:IfcLabel" use="optional"/>
   </xs:extension>
  </xs:complexContent>
 </xs:complexType>
EXPRESS Specification
ENTITY IfcPostalAddress
 SUBTYPE OF (IfcAddress);
  InternalLocation : OPTIONAL IfcLabel;
  AddressLines : OPTIONAL LIST [1:?] OF IfcLabel;
  PostalBox : OPTIONAL IfcLabel;
  Town : OPTIONAL IfcLabel;
  Region : OPTIONAL IfcLabel;
  PostalCode : OPTIONAL IfcLabel;
  Country : OPTIONAL IfcLabel;
 WHERE
  WR1 : EXISTS (InternalLocation) OR
EXISTS (AddressLines) OR
EXISTS (PostalBox) OR
EXISTS (PostalCode) OR
EXISTS (Town) OR
EXISTS (Region) OR
EXISTS (Country);
END_ENTITY;

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References  References: IfcBuilding IfcSite

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