Location Settings - Address Validation |
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Use the Address Validation screen in the Settings section to configure information used to validate addresses in Parcel.
To configure Address Validation, complete the following boxes.
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Type |
From the list, select the address validation type. Valid values are as follows: CSZIP - City, State, ZIP using US Postal Service files GONE - Group One |
Count |
Type the number that is the default number of addresses to validate. The default is 1. |
Uppercase |
Select this check box to automatically convert all text that a user types into the user interface into all uppercase. |
To configure Parcel to work with City, State, ZIP address validation, complete the CSZip section as follows:
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Address Limit |
Type the maximum number of suggested addresses that you want to be returned after address validation finds that the address is invalid. |
City Char No |
Type the number of characters that you want to match in the city name of the suggested results. For example, if the address you are validating is in California and the city name of the address is San Jose, you should type 5 or higher so that any suggested results will all have the city name beginning with 'San J'. If you typed 4, the suggested results would return addresses with city names that all begin with 'San ' (there are many cities in California that begin with 'San '). |
To configure Parcel to work with Group One address validation, complete the Group One section as follows:
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Account ID |
Type the Group One account ID for this location. You get this ID from Group One. |
Password |
Type the password for Group One. You get this from Group One. |
IP Address |
Type the IP address of the Group One server. |
Port |
Type the port number of the Group One server. |
Path |
Type the path to the Group One server. |
Connection Timeout |
Type the number of milliseconds to wait for the Group One server to respond before timing out. |
Connection Type |
From the list, select one of the following values for the type of connection used to communicate with the Group One server: •RMI •HTTP The default is HTTP. |
Warning Level |
Type a value indicating the percentage of confidence below which (and above the error level) a warning will be generated. Group One generates the confidence level when returning results. For example, if you type 90 for 90% (do not type the percent symbol) here and you type 80 (for 80%) for the Error Level, and Group One generates a confidence level between 80 and 90%, Parcel will correct the address but also display this warning: Low confidence about given address. |
Error Level |
Type a value indicating the percentage of confidence below which an error will be generated. Group One generates the confidence level when returning results. For example, if you type 80 (for 80%) for the Error Level, and Group One generates a confidence level below 80%, Parcel will consider the address to be invalid and will display this error message: Could not validate the address, confidence is too low. |
Postal Code Correction |
Group One returns nine-digit postal codes. Select this check box to validate only the first five digits of the postal code. |
Address Logic |
Specify address returned priority if multiple non-blank address lines are present or multiple address types are on the same address line. Select one of the following values from the drop-down list: •Normal Match •Street Match •PO Box Match |
Postal Code Correction |
Select this check box to automatically correct the postal code when Group One detects an incorrect postal code. |
Correct Flag |
Select this check box to set the corrected address to the current address. |
Is Residential |
Select this check box if you want residential addresses to be validated. |
Is DPV |
Select this check box if the address check should include Delivery Point Validation. |
Is APO |
Select this check box if the address check should include an APO/FPO check. |
Click [SAVE] in the lower-right corner of the screen to save the address validation settings for this location. Otherwise, click [CANCEL] to cancel the address validation settings for this location.