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What phone number validations occur when entering my number via the HR platform

James Nixon

Updated 19 March 2024 01:43

EH Content Team

Question

What phone number validations occur when entering my number via the HR platform?

Answer

Rule.	Expected.	Notes.
Max limit	All regions 15 characters.
Min limit	All regions seven characters
No Special Characters, including dash and the following symbols !@#$%^&*()_ -	All regions
Space character in between.	All regions accept but clean up when saved to data-base.
Allow international number format with '+' sign	All regions
No letters.	All regions.
Allows international number format '+'	Singapore International prefix rule: 0[0-3]\d → from 0 to 3 zeroes Malaysia Country code: +60 International prefix: 00 National prefix: 0	Even if the organisation's country is not Singapore or Malaysia, it should still accept numbers not from org country
SG valid numbers	8[1-8]: 8 matches the character 8; then matches a single digit from [1-8] 9[0-8]: 9 matches the character 9; then matches a single digit from [0-8] 6 then matches 6 digits from [0-9]
MY valid numbers	1 is always the first digit, then either: 1st alternative: 1[1-35]\d{2} Start with 1, then match either (1, 2, 3, 5), then 2 single digits 2nd alternative: [02-4679][2-9]\d Match either (0, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9), then a single digit from 2 → 9, then a single digit 3rd alternative: 59\d{2} Start with 59, then 2-single digits 4th alternative: 8(?:1[23]\|[2-9]\d) Start with 8, then either: 1st alternative: 1[23] Start with 1, then either 2 or 3 2nd alternative: [2-9]\d Match a single digit from 2 → 9, then a single digit Finally matches with 5-single digits

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