Type Conversion Mappings for Phone

The following table shows the type conversion mappings for phone.

Siebel Phone Type LOV

CardDAV Client

Display Label

vCard TEL/VOICE Type

Home

iOS

home

TEL;type=HOME;type=VOICE

Android

Home

TEL;type=HOME;type=VOICE

Business

iOS

work

TEL;type=WORK;type=VOICE

Android

Work

TEL;type=WORK;type=VOICE

Other

iOS

other

TEL;type=OTHER;type=VOICE

Android

Other

TEL, or if it is a primary at Siebel then: TEL;type=OTHER;type=VOICE;type=pref

Cell

iOS

mobile

TEL;type=CELL;type=VOICE

Android

Mobile

TEL;type=CELL;type=VOICE

Cell with Description = "type=IPHONE"

iOS

iPhone

TEL;type=IPHONE;type=CELL;type=VOICE

Android

Custom label as iPhone

TEL;type=IPHONE;type=CELL;type=VOICE

Main

iOS

main

TEL;type=MAIN

Android

Main

TEL;type=MAIN, supported only for download synchronization.

There is no upload synchronization support.

The vCard line sent becomes Tel;Type=VOICE;TYPE=PREF, and will be converted to Other type on the server.

Pager 1

iOS

pager

TEL;type=PAGER

Android

Pager

TEL;type=PAGER

Personal

iOS and Android

Custom label as Personal

<group>.TEL

<group>.X-ABLabel:Personal

Personal with Description = "MyCustLabel"or the Android's bold predefined labels

iOS and Android

Custom label as specified in Description

Example: MyCustLabel

<group>.TEL

<group>.X-ABLabel: MyCustLabel

Android

Predefined labels:

  1. Callback

  2. Car

  3. Company Main

  4. ISDN

  5. Radio

  6. Telex

  7. TTY TDD

  8. Work Mobile

  9. Work Pager

  10. Assistant

  11. MS

  1. <group>.X-ABLabel:callback

  2. TEL;TYPE=CAR

  3. <group>.TEL;TYPE=VOICE;TYPE=WORK

  4. TEL;TYPE=ISDN

  5. <group>.X-ABLabel:radio

  6. <group>.X-ABLabel:telex

  7. <group>.X-ABLabel:TTY/TDD

  8. TEL;type=VOICE;type=CELL;type=WORK

    After download-synchronization from the server to the client, the Android client cannot consume this type definition. So the label becomes Other on the Android CardDav client.

  9. TEL;type=PAGER;type=WORK

  10. <group>.X-ABLabel:assistant

  11. <group>.TEL;TYPE=CELL

    <group>.X-ABLabel:mms

All other LOV values:

  • Campus

  • Dormitory

  • Fax

  • Pager 2

  • Telex

  • Work

The Work custom type has an uppercase W. Do not confuse this with the iOS's default work type (which has a lowercase w)

iOS and Android

Custom label as LovValue

<group>.TEL

<group>.X-ABLabel: <LovValue>