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1812545 - List for Countries Embrace Postal Code as Essential field in Account Management

Symptom

You want to know list for countries embrace Postal Code as essential field in Account Management work center. Since you find for some account Postal Code is essential,but for some it is not.

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Account Management work center.
  2. Go to the the Accounts view.
  3. Search for the XYZ (XYZ represents the name of the account).
  4. Click the Edit button and select the General tab as defaulted.

You find for this account Postal Code is not mandatory field. But for some account,this field is mandatory.

Cause

The maintenance of the postal code depends on the country. Some countries don't have a postal code or the postal code is rarely used, however in some countries the postal code is required/mandatory part of the postal address.

Resolution

Please find the following list with countries that need postal code for essential.

Andorra
Armenia
Argentina
Samoa, America
Austria
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bosnia-Herz.
Barbados
Belgium
Bulgaria
Bahrain
Bermuda
Brunei Daruss.
Brazil
Belarus
Canada
Switzerland
Costa Rica
Cape Verde
Curaçao
Czech Republic
Germany
Denmark
Dominican Rep.
Algeria
Ecuador
Estonia
Egypt
Spain
Finland
Falkland Islnds
Faroe Islands
France
United Kingdom
Georgia
French Guayana
Greenland
Guadeloupe
Greece
Guatemala
Guam
Guinea-Bissau
Honduras
Croatia
Hungary
Indonesia
Israel
India
Iraq
Iran
Iceland
Italy
Japan
Kyrgyzstan
Cambodia
South Korea
Kuwait
Cayman Islands
Kazakhstan
Laos
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Sri Lanka
Liberia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Latvia
Morocco
Monaco
Moldova
Madagascar
Marshall Islnds
Macedonia
Burma
Mongolia
N.Mariana Islnd
Martinique
Malta
Maldives
Malaysia
Mozambique
New Caledonia
Nigeria
Netherlands
Norway
Nepal
Frenc.Polynesia
Pap. New Guinea
Pakistan
Poland
St.Pier,Miquel.
Puerto Rico
Portugal
Palau
Paraguay
Reunion
Romania
Russian Fed.
Sudan
Sweden
Singapore
St. Helena

Keywords

KBA , postal code , account management , list for countries , SRD-CRM-ACC , Account Management , How To

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