just needs a way to input the info into the app added
and link contacts to other contacts
Why do you want this feature?
as contact lists grow there is a real need to track contacts who are related to other contacts and how
the vcard standard has this implemented, but very few contact apps allow imputing this information
i cant remember the names of all the kids of my contacts, not even all the wives.
but its very helpful if i have the info handy, so it looks like i remember
Purpose: To specify a relationship between another entity and the
entity represented by this vCard.
Value type: A single URI. It can also be reset to a single text
value. The text value can be used to specify textual information.
Cardinality: *
Special notes: The TYPE parameter MAY be used to characterize the
related entity. It contains a comma-separated list of values that
are registered with IANA as described in Section 10.2. The
registry is pre-populated with the values defined in [xfn]. This
document also specifies two additional values:
agent: an entity who may sometimes act on behalf of the entity
associated with the vCard.
RELATED-param = RELATED-param-uri / RELATED-param-text
RELATED-value = URI / text
; Parameter and value MUST match.
RELATED-param-uri = "VALUE=uri" / mediatype-param
RELATED-param-text = "VALUE=text" / language-param
RELATED-param =/ pid-param / pref-param / altid-param / type-param
/ any-param
type-param-related = related-type-value *("," related-type-value)
; type-param-related MUST NOT be used with a property other than
; RELATED.
related-type-value = "contact" / "acquaintance" / "friend" / "met"
/ "co-worker" / "colleague" / "co-resident"
/ "neighbor" / "child" / "parent"
/ "sibling" / "spouse" / "kin" / "muse"
/ "crush" / "date" / "sweetheart" / "me"
/ "agent" / "emergency"
Examples:
RELATED;TYPE=friend:urn:uuid:f81d4fae-7dec-11d0-a765-00a0c91e6bf6
RELATED;TYPE=contact:http://example.com/directory/jdoe.vcf
RELATED;TYPE=co-worker;VALUE=text:Please contact my assistant Jane
Doe for any inquiries.
Checklist
Feature description
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6350#section-6.6.6
just needs a way to input the info into the app added and link contacts to other contacts
Why do you want this feature?
as contact lists grow there is a real need to track contacts who are related to other contacts and how the vcard standard has this implemented, but very few contact apps allow imputing this information i cant remember the names of all the kids of my contacts, not even all the wives. but its very helpful if i have the info handy, so it looks like i remember
Additional information
6.6.6. RELATED
Purpose: To specify a relationship between another entity and the entity represented by this vCard.
Value type: A single URI. It can also be reset to a single text value. The text value can be used to specify textual information.
Cardinality: *
Special notes: The TYPE parameter MAY be used to characterize the related entity. It contains a comma-separated list of values that are registered with IANA as described in Section 10.2. The registry is pre-populated with the values defined in [xfn]. This document also specifies two additional values:
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RFC 6350 vCard August 2011
ABNF:
Examples:
RELATED;TYPE=friend:urn:uuid:f81d4fae-7dec-11d0-a765-00a0c91e6bf6 RELATED;TYPE=contact:http://example.com/directory/jdoe.vcf RELATED;TYPE=co-worker;VALUE=text:Please contact my assistant Jane Doe for any inquiries.