Global Address Validation uses the default options settings to define address validation processing.
Option Name | Country Support | Description |
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Global Addressing Options | All except USA | The options specific to global address processing. |
City fallback | All | When a street level match cannot be made, use the input city to determine match candidates. |
Custom match fields | All | These options set custom match criteria for determining match
candidates. To enable these options, you must set the
Match Mode to Custom.
By default, these options are disabled.
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Database | All | The database to use for address processing. Only databases that have been defined in the Database Resources panel in the Management Console are available. |
Default country | All | The default country for address
processing. To improve coding performance when your input
addresses do not contain country information, set up an additional
instance of the Global Address Validation stage as a preliminary
stage to process and retrieve the country code for the input
addresses.
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Match mode | All | Match modes determine the leniency used to make a match between
the input address and the reference data. Select one of the
following match modes based on the quality of your input and your
desired output.
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Postal fallback | All | When a street level match cannot be made, use the input postal code to determine match candidates. |
Prefer PO Box over street | CAN FRA GBR |
Prefer candidates matching the input PO Box over matches to the input street. The default is disabled. |
Prefer postal code over city | AUS | Prefer candidates matching the input postal code over matches to the input city. The default is disabled. |
Option Name | Description |
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US Addressing Options | The options specific to U.S. address processing. |
Address | Mailer's address. This information displays in section D box 3 on the USPS Form 3553 (CASS Summary Report). |
Address2 | Additional address line for Mailer's address displays in section D box 3 on the USPS Form 3553 (CASS Summary Report). |
Address3 | Additional address line for Mailer's address displays in section D box 3 on the USPS Form 3553 (CASS Summary Report). |
Address4 | Additional address line for Mailer's address displays in section D box 3 on the USPS Form 3553 (CASS Summary Report). |
All street matching | Perform All Street Matching (ASM) processing. ASM applies additional matching logic to correct errors in street names to find a match. For example, when the first letter of a street is misspelled or missing on input, ASM searches all street names in a locality to find an input address. ASM provides the best address validation but may reduce performance. ASM processing is available for U.S. addresses only. |
Assign abbreviated city | Return abbreviated city names in the label lines. |
Assign enhanced Line of Travel codes | Assign enhanced Line of Travel (eLOT) codes. The default is disabled. |
CASS flag | Process in a United States Postal Service (USPS) CASS-certified
mode. Note: If you are performing Global Address Validation US
Addressing processing outside of the physical United States, you
must disable the Delivery Point Validation (DPV), LACSLink,
SuiteLink, and Residential Delivery Indicator (RDI) options. You
will not be able to run in a USPS CASS-certified mode.
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CASS Mailer Information | The Mailer's name and address that displays on the USPS Form 3553 (CASS Summary Report). This information is required if you are running DPV and optional if you are not running DPV. |
City line | The Mailer's city, state, and ZIP Code information displays in section D box 3 on the USPS Form 3553 (CASS Summary Report). |
Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA) | Perform Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA) processing. A private company offering mailbox rental services to individuals and businesses is a Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA). The default is disabled. |
Convert secondary to PMB | Convert secondary information to Private Mail Box (PMB) under the
following conditions:
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Delivery Point Validation | Perform Delivery Point Validation (DPV) processing. USPS CASS
regulations require DPV processing. If you do not perform DPV
processing, Global Address Validation does not generate a USPS Form
3553 (CASS Summary Report). The default is disabled. Note: When DPV
is disabled, all DPV options are also disabled and display in a
grayed out mode.
Note: If you are performing Global Address
Validation US Addressing processing outside of the physical United
States, you must disable the Delivery Point Validation (DPV) option.
You will not be able to run in a USPS CASS-certified mode.
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Do not concatenate dangling lines | Check Do not concatenate dangling linesif you do not want to concatenate one-word lines to address lines. |
Do not concatenate lines beginning with # | Check Do not concatenate lines beginning with # if you do not want to concatenate lines beginning with a # to existing address lines. |
Do not identify CitySubdivision | Check Do not identify CitySubdivisionif you do not want to perform Urbanization name (Puerto Rico) processing. |
Do not identify FirmName | Check Do not identify FirmNameif you do not want to perform firm name processing. |
Do not identify LastLine | Check Do not identify LastLineif you do not want to perform last line (City, State, or ZIP Code) processing. |
Do not merge secondary or PMB | Check Do not merge secondary or PMBif you do not want to merge a separated second unit and PMB information. |
Do not recognize periods (.) as valid characters | Check Do not recognize periods (.) as valid charactersif you do not want to recognize periods as valid characters (periods should be removed before scanning address lines). |
Door Not Accessible | Perform DPV Door Not Accessible (DNA) processing. Use the DNA Table to identify delivery addresses where carriers cannot knock on the door for mail delivery or where carriers cannot physically access a residence/building such as rural/highway contract route (HCR), long driveway, or gated community. Return the proper DNA code to the output. The default is disabled. |
Dual address | If the input file contains dual addresses (one a
conventional address, a second containing a PO Box address),
this field determines the order to use to process and match
the addresses. If the selected address is valid, processing
stops. If the selected address does not validate, processing
attempts to code the secondary address.
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Early Warning System | Perform Early Warning System (EWS) processing. Perform Early Warning System (EWS) processing. New address information that is in use, but not yet available on the ZIP + 4 File, can be found as part of the USPS Early Warning System (EWS). The USPS requires all CASS-certified software to verify addresses that are not found in the current ZIP + 4 File against the USPS EWS File. If an address is found in the EWS File, the address is not matched to any similar addresses in the current ZIP + 4 File. Instead, the input address fails and is not coded until the ZIP + 4 File is updated with the correct address from the USPS EWS File. The default is disabled. |
LACSLink | Perform LACSLink (Locatable Address Conversion System)
processing. USPS CASS regulations require LACSLink processing. If
you do not perform LACSLink processing, Global Address Validation
does not generate a USPS Form 3553 (CASS Summary Report). The
default is disabled. Note: If you are performing Global Address
Validation US Addressing processing outside of the physical United
States, you must disable the LACSLink option. You will not be able
to run in a USPS CASS-certified mode.
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Log level | The level of the messages to log.
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Multiple Address Line Processing | The options specific to multiple address line processing. To specify the format of your returned lines address, select three options (one for each returned line and a special option). |
Name | The Mailer's name displays in section D box 3 on the USPS Form 3553 (CASS Summary Report). |
No-Stat | Perform DPV No-Stat processing. Use the No-Stat table to identify deliveries that are not valid for Computerized Delivery Sequence (CDS) pre-processing. Return the proper No-Stat code to the output. The default is disabled. |
No Secure Location | Perform DPV No Secure Location (NSL) processing. Use the NSL table to identify delivery locations that are not secure. For example, a carrier can access a door but cannot leave a package due to security concerns. The NSL designation alerts mailers to locations where businesses are closed on certain days and locations without mail receptacles (for example, a storefront). Return the NSL result to the output. The default is disabled. |
PO Box as street address | Perform DPV P.O. Box Street Address (PBSA) processing. A PBSA address is a street address that represents a USPS P.O. Box. Use the PBSA table to identify PBSA addresses. Return the PBSA result to the output. The default is disabled. |
Processing Mode | Defines the intended processing mode.
This option is only available during with the Web Services API. |
R777 deliverable | Addresses with Carrier Route code R777 are phantom
routes and are not eligible for street delivery. However,
since these addresses are assigned a ZIP + 4 code by the
USPS, these addresses are marked as deliverable. If you do
not want the addresses with Carrier Route code R777 marked
as deliverable, disable this option and the following
actions are performed for the address:
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Remove noise characters | Remove noise characters (for example, unnecessary punctuation and blanks). |
Residential Delivery Indicator | Perform Residential Delivery Indicator (RDI) processing. The
default is disabled. Note: If you are performing Global Address
Validation US Addressing processing outside of the physical United
States, you must disable the Residential Delivery Indicator (RDI)
option. You will not be able to run in a USPS CASS-certified mode.
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Return alias street | Return alias street names in the label line. An alias street
name is an alternate name for a street, maintained at the
ranged ZIP + 4 Code level.
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Return input firm | Return the input firm. |
Return Line 1 | Specify the format for returned line 1.
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Return Line 2 | Specify the format for returned line 2.
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Return Line Order | Specify the order for returning the standardized lines.
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Return SuiteLink secondary | Indicate how to return secondary information when SuiteLink
secondary information is available.
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Save PMB in separate field | Do not merge separate second unit and PMB information. Save PMB in separate field. |
Save unit in separate field | Do not merge separate second unit and PMB information. Save unit in separate field. |
Special Options | Specify special options for returned lines.
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SuiteLink | Perform SuiteLink processing. USPS CASS regulations require
SuiteLink processing. If you do not perform SuiteLink processing,
Global Address Validation does not generate a USPS Form 3553 (CASS
Summary Report). The default is disabled. Note: If you are performing
Global Address Validation US Addressing processing outside of the
physical United States, you must disable the SuiteLink option. You
will not be able to run in a USPS CASS-certified mode.
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Throwback | Perform DPV P.O. Box Throwback processing. Use the P.O. Box Throwback Table to identify a delivery point that is a street address where mail is not delivered. Instead, delivery is made to the customer’s P.O. Box address. Return the P.O. Box Throwback result to the output. The default is disabled. |
Tie Break | The USPS allows DPV processing to be used as a tie breaker for
matching inexact street records. If only one of the records in a tie
is delivery point validated, a match is allowed to the inexact
record. When processing results in an inexact match due to the input
address directional, DPV processing can be used as a tie breaker if
only one of the records is found to be delivery point validated and
the delivery point validated record does not violate the cardinal
direction rule. The default is enabled. USPS CASS regulations require DPV Tie Break processing to generate the USPS Form 3553 (USPS CASS Summary Report). |
Vacant | Perform DPV Vacant Table processing. Use the Vacant Table to identify delivery addresses that have been active in the past but, according to USPS data, have not been occupied within the last 90 days. Return the proper Vacant code to the output. The default is disabled. |
Option Name | Description |
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Output Options | The elements to be returned by Global Address Validation processing. |
Casing | The format for the returned address:
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Country specific fields | Return country-specific output information. |
Global Addressing Options | The output options specific to global address processing. |
Input address | Return the original input address. |
Maximum records to return | The number of match candidates to return. Using a looser Match Mode setting such as "Relaxed" can result in the matching output including multiple match candidates. The specified number of match candidates are presented to the user to select the desired match candidate. If an exact match is found, the single match candidate is returned. |
Parsed address | The parsed address elements (for example, Address Line 1, postal codes, and country). The meaning of some of these fields may vary by country. Do not select Parsed address when returning G/Z level matches. |
Precision | Return a code describing the precision of the address match. |