Canadian Address Options - Spectrum_OnDemand - addressing - web_services - 23.1

Specifies whether to process Canadian addresses. If you enable Canadian address processing Validate MailingAddressUSCAN will attempt to validate Canadian addresses. If you disable Canadian address processing, Canadian addresses will fail, meaning they is returned with an "F" in the Status output field. The output field Status.Code will say "DisabledCoder." If you are not licensed for Canadian address processing you must disable Canadian address processing in order for your jobs to complete successfully, regardless of whether or not they contain Canadian addresses.

N

No, do not process Canadian addresses.

Y

Yes, process Canadian addresses (default).

Specifies which database you want to use for validating Canadian addresses. To specify a database for Canadian address validation, select a database in the Database drop-down list. Only databases that have been defined in the CAN Database Resources panel in the Management Console are available.

Specifies how to determine the language (English or French) to use to format the address and directional. The following example shows an address formatted in English and French:

English: 123 Main St W
French: 123 Rue Main O

The parameter controls the formatting of the address. It also affects the spelling of the directional but not spelling of the suffix.

Street suffix

C

Use the street suffix returned by the matching process to determine the language. The street suffix returned by the matching process, which is used internally by Validate MailingAddressUSCAN during processing, may be different from that in the input address. Ambiguous records are formatted like the input. Default. All addresses in Quebec are formatted using French.

CPC database

S

Use the Canadian database to determine the language. The Canadian database contains data from the Canada Post Corporation (CPC). All addresses in Quebec are formatted using French.

CanLanguage Input field

D

Use the CanLanguage input field to format the output address like the input whenever possible to preserve the original format (default).

Formatted in French order

T

Use the Formatted in French order field to determine the language. If there is a non-blank value in this field the address are formatted using French.

For English addresses, specifies the default apartment label to use in the output if there is no apartment label in the input address. This setting is ignored if you specify CanStandardAddressFormat=F. This setting is ignored if you specify Option.CanStandardAddressFormat=F. This setting is ignored if you select Number in front in the Secondary address format field.

Apt

Use Apt as the label. Default.

Apartment

Use Apartment as the label.

Suite

Use Suite as the label.

Unit

Use Unit as the label.

For French addresses, specifies the default apartment label to use in the output if there is no apartment label in the input address. This setting is ignored if you specify CanStandardAddressFormat=F. This setting is ignored if you specify Option.CanStandardAddressFormat=F. This setting is ignored if you select Number in front in the Secondary address format field.

App

Use App as the label. Default.

Appartement

Use Appartement as the label.

Bureau

Use Bureau as the label.

Suite

Use Suite as the label.

Unite

Use Unite as the label.

Changes the civic and/or suite information to match the Large Volume Receiver (LVR) or single-single record (used when there is only one record for that postal code/street name/street type).

N

Do not change the civic and/or suite information to match the LVR or single-single record. The LVR record will be marked as a valid but non-correctable record (VN). The single-single record will be corrected, if possible, or processed as a non-correctable record..

Y

Change the civic and/or suite information to match the LVR or single-single record.

Note: If you check this box, the Statement of Address Accuracy will not be printed because this is not a SERP-recognized setting.

In cases where the house number and postal code are both valid but in conflict, you can force the postal code to be corrected based on the house number by specifying CanPreferHouseNum=Y. In cases where the house number and postal code are both valid but in conflict, you can force the postal code to be corrected based on the house number by specifying Option.CanPreferHouseNum=Y. In cases where the house number and postal code are both valid but in conflict, you can force the postal code to be corrected based on the house number by selecting Prefer house number on postal code conflict. If you do not select this option the house number is changed to match the postal code.

N

Change the house number to match the postal code. Default.

Y

Change the postal code to match the house number.

Specifies whether or not to return the city alias when the alias is in the input address. This option is disabled when you specify CanOutputCityFormat=D. This option is disabled when you specify Option.CanOutputCityFormat=D. This option is disabled when you select Use default option in the City format field.

Y

Output the city alias when the city alias is in the input. Default.

N

Never output the city alias even if it is in the input.

Specifies whether or not non-civic keywords are abbreviated in the output. For example, Post Office Box vs. PO Box.

A

Abbreviate non-civic keywords. Default.

F

Do not abbreviate non-civic keywords. The full keyword is used.

Specifies whether or not to use SERP options.

Y

Enable SERP options.

N

Do not enable SERP options. Default.

Specifies where to place secondary address information in the output address. Secondary address information refers to apartment numbers, suite numbers, and similar designators.

Use default option

D

Place apartment information in the location specified in theSecondary address format field in the Default Options tab StandardAddressFormat option Default.

End of address line

B

Place apartment information at the at the end (back) of the AddressLine1 field.

I

Place apartment information in the same location as the input address.

Front, number only

F

Place the apartment number only (no label) at the beginning of the AddressLine1 field. For example, 400-123 Rue Main

Front, number and label

E

Place the apartment number and label at the beginning of the AddressLine1 field. For example, Apt 400 123 Rue Main

Separate address line

S

Place apartment information on a separate line.

Same as input

S

Place apartment information in the same location as the input address.

Specifies whether to use the long, medium, or short version of the city if the city has a long name. For example,

Long: BUFFALO HEAD PRAIRIE
Medium: BUFFALO-HEAD-PR
Short: BUFFALO-HD-PR

Use default option

D

Use the default option specified by the OutputShortCityName option. Default. If you specify OutputShortCityName=V, the city is formatted as if you select LLong for this option (see below) andY for CanOutputCityAlias.

Use the default option specified by the Option.OutputShortCityName parameter. Default. If you specify Option.OutputShortCityName=V, the city is formatted as if you select LLong for this option (see below) andY for CanOutputCityAlias.

Use the default option specified on the Default Options tab, City format field. Default. If you select Non-mailing (vanity) in the City format field, the city is formatted as if you select LLong for this option (see below) and check the Return city alias box.

Short

S

Output short city name.

Long

L

Output the long city name.

Medium

M

Output the medium city name.

Same as input

I

Use the same city format as used in the input address. Output is L, M, or S.

Specifies where to place rural route delivery information. An example of an address with rural route delivery information is:

36 GRANT RD RR 3
ANTIGONISH NS

In this address, "RR 3" is the rural route delivery information.

AddressLine1

A

Place rural route delivery information on the same line as the address, after the address information. Default. For example,

36 GRANT RD RR 3

AddressLine2

S

Place rural route delivery information on a separate address line. For example,

36 GRANT RD
RR 3

Specifies where to place station information. An example of an address with station information is:

PO BOX 8625 STN A
ST. JOHN'S NL

Same as input

I

Place station information in the same location as it is in the input address. Default.

AddressLine1

A

Place station information on the same line as the address, after the address information. For example,

PO BOX 8625 STN A

AddressLine2

S

Place station information on a separate address line. For example,

PO BOX 8625
STN A

Specifies whether Validate MailingAddressUSCAN should return a street match or a PO Box/non-civic match when the address contains both civic and non-civic information. One of the following:

Use default option

D

Use DualAddressLogic Global Option. Default.

PO Box Match

P

Match to PO Box or other non-street data.

Street Match

S

Match to street.

For example, given the following input address:

AddressLine1: 36 GRANT RD
AddressLine2: RR 4
City: ANTIGONISH
StateProvince: NS

Validate MailingAddressUSCAN would return one of the following:

• If CanDualAddressLogic is set to S, Validate MailingAddressUSCAN returns the following: If Option.CanDualAddressLogic is set to S, Validate MailingAddressUSCAN returns the following: If Dual address logic is set to Street Match, Validate Address returns the following:

  AddressLine1: 36 GRANT RD
  AddressLine2: RR 3
  City: ANTIGONISH
  StateProvince: NS
  PostalCode: B2G 2L1

• If CanDualAddressLogic is set to P, Validate MailingAddressUSCAN returns the following: If Option.CanDualAddressLogic is set to P, Validate MailingAddressUSCAN returns the following: If Dual address logic is set to PO Box Match, Validate Address returns the following:

  AddressLine1: RR 4
  City: ANTIGONISH
  StateProvince: NS
  PostalCode: B2G 2L2

The address data that is not used to standardize the address is returned in the AdditionalInputData field. For more information, see Output Data Options.