The IT Postal Matcher populates the output entity with data from either the input data or from the Directory, depending on the match level that resulted from execution of the IT Postal Matcher process. See Match Level Codes for details of the match levels.
| If match level is: | Output attribute is: |
|---|---|
| 0 | Populated with information from the Directory, and will be supplemented by those elements in the input entity not contained in the Directory. |
| 2,3,4, or 5 | Populated with data from the input attributes. If a data element is on the input postal record and is not available in the directory, it will be returned in the output postal area. |