Postal validation performs the check for postal errors and enriches the address data in accordance with postal guidelines. This process takes the data entered in an SAP MDG change request and passes it to Trillium for SAP, where it is converted, routed, parsed, geocoded, and reconstructed (if required). Then window keys are created, to be used as indexed search fields for duplicate checking and for the fuzzy search process. When the data has been successfully validated, the enriched data is returned to SAP MDG for review prior to saving into the SAP MDG change request. If the data is not successfully validated, a descriptive error message is displayed in a popup window. After the postal validation is complete, the duplicate check is invoked. If any duplicates are found, they are also displayed in a popup window.
In SAP MDG change requests for Business Partners, ERP Customers, and ERP Vendors, there is an assignment block for entering address data:
After entering the address data and clicking enter or clicking Check, the entered address data is passed to Trillium via SAP Business Address Services and Trillium for SAP. After the data has been validated and enriched, it is returned to SAP MDG along with any appropriate messages. Upon return from Trillium, the address data and any messages are displayed in a popup window in SAP MDG:
This window displays the originally entered address as well as the corrected address and allows the user to choose which version of the address they would like to use. Any messages are displayed above the address data. You can also choose to view only the fields that have been changed by clicking All <-> Differences.
If there is an inconsistency with the entered address data, an error message is displayed above the address data:
After choosing the corrected address or the originally entered address, the selected address data is passed to the duplicate check. Trillium then checks for the existence of any duplicates. If any duplicates are found, they are displayed in a popup window:
The user has the option of ignoring the potential duplicates by clicking Continue. If the user believes that one of the entries is a duplicate, they can select that business partner and click Switch to Duplicate. The data that was entered up to this point is discarded and the existing business partner is displayed.
If no duplicates are found or the user clicks continue on the duplicate check popup, the selected address data is updated to the SAP MDG change request, as shown in the following figure: