Postal Code

The postal code (or zip code) associated with the address.

Business Object Address
Optionality Mandatory
Data Format Simple String (15)

Postal Code may also refer to the following:

Validation Rules

User Interface Guidelines

Unless otherwise specified, this data element should adhere to the guidelines below.

Postal Code

Read Only Field

When this data element is presented as a Postal Code, where Address Format is equal to Mail-CA then it should be formatted as a string in the format L#L #L#.

Field Name Postal Code
Null Values Blank
Hint Text None
Security Requirements None

When this data element is presented as a ZIP Code, where Address Format is equal to Mail-US then it should be formatted as a string in the format ##### or #####-####.

Field Name ZIP Code
Null Values Blank
Hint Text None
Security Requirements None

When this data element is presented as a Postal Code, where Address Format is NOT equal to Mail-CA OR Mail-US then no formatting is applied.

Field Name Postal Code
Null Values Blank
Hint Text None
Security Requirements None

Editable Field

When this data element is available to be edited, a General Input Control should be used as outlined below, where Address Format is equal to Mail-CA:

Field Name Postal Code
Mandatory? Yes
Data Type Alphanumeric string in one of the following format L#L #L#.
Default Value The existing value if available. Otherwise there is no default.
Null Value Blank
Hint Text None
Security Requirements None

When saved, the user interface will:

  • Convert any lowercase characters to uppercase.
  • Insert the space after the 3rd character if not provided by the user.
  • Remove any leading or trailing spaces.

When this data element is available to be edited, a General Input Control should be used as outlined below, where Address Format is equal to Mail-US:

Field Name ZIP Code
Mandatory? Yes
Data Type Alphanumeric string in one of the following formats ##### or #####-####.
Default Value The existing value if available. Otherwise there is no default.
Null Value Blank
Hint Text None
Security Requirements None

When saved, the user interface will:

  • Remove any leading or trailing spaces.

When this data element is available to be edited, a General Input Control should be used as outlined below, where Address Format is NOT equal to Mail-CA OR Mail-US:

Field Name Postal Code
Mandatory? No
Data Type String
Default Value The existing value if available. Otherwise there is no default.
Null Value Blank
Hint Text None
Security Requirements None

When saved, the user interface will:

  • Convert any lowercase characters to uppercase.
  • Remove any leading or trailing spaces.

Data Grid Column

When this data element is displayed in a PASIprep Data Grid it should adhere to the following guidelines:

Column Heading Postal Code
Column Width Auto
Filtering Style Text
Contains The formatted value of the data element.
Null Values Blank
Column Security Requirements This column is always available.
Data Security Requirements The data in this column is always available.