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Trillium Control Center

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Software
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Verify
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Trillium
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Trillium > Trillium Discovery
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Latest
Language
English
Product name
Trillium Quality and Discovery
Title
Trillium Control Center
Copyright
2024
First publish date
2008
Last updated
2024-10-18
Published on
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JP Postal Matcher Address Code Edition (ACE) validates and returns various address information. The primary functions of the ACE Postal Matcher are to:

  • Validate the kanji/kana address up to level 3 (choson or block level)
  • Standardize the kanji/kana address
  • Obtain the kanji address from kana address or kana address from kanji address
  • Obtain the new address from the old address for data update
  • Generate address codes to track the succession of abolished addresses

The ACE Postal Matcher looks up the address dictionary based on the input address data. The input address can be kanji address, kana address, postal code, address code, or any combination of those address elements. Upon address validation, the Postal Matcher obtains various address information and generates the output. The output includes the kanji/kana address, geographic levels, a 7-digit postal code, address code, and bar code. If the input address has been changed, the Postal Matcher returns the most recent address and its status information.

Before using the ACE Postal Matcher, make sure that you are familiar with the following Japanese address elements and output attributes:

  • Address Code. 10 alphanumeric digits of codified address information. Each digit represents the geographic code.
  • Bar Code. 23 alphanumeric digits of address information. It consists of the postal code, jukyo code, and jukyo part such as building number, floor number and unit number.
  • Jukyo Code. Codified address information of Jukyo part in the level 4 (hosoku) address.
  • Output attributes. The output includes address elements for level 1 (prefecture), level 2 (city, ward, county), level 3 (town, village), level 4 (remaining elements), and others.
Note: The ACE Postal Matcher manages the addresses by the 10 digit address code, which represents level 1, level 2, and level 3 address elements including town, village, aza, and block number. None of the level 4 address element such as building name, floor number, unit number, and apartment number is validated against the ACE GAV tables. Those level 4 address elements in the output are obtained from the input address.
Note: ACE Postal Matcher supports characters within the coverage of the address dictionary (JIS 1st and 2nd level). The input/output of address in Unicode characters will be converted to the corresponding characters and processed. Characters outside the range may not be converted correctly in the process.
Note: You do not need to sort the input to the ACE Postal Matcher.

Click any of the following topics to learn more about how to setup and run the Postal Matcher process.