Preview

You can preview the results of the Global Reverse Geocoding stage of the Global Geocoding module in Management Console using the module's Preview tab. Preview can be useful in helping you decide what options to specify because you can immediately see the effect that different options have on the data returned by the module.

  1. Open Management Console.
  2. Go to the Services menu and select Global Geocoding.
  3. Click Global Reverse Geocode.
  4. Click the Preview tab.
  5. Enter the test data into each field or import your test data from a file. Do not enter or import any data into the Location field. Entries in this field are ignored.
    1. If you are entering data manually, type the test data into the individual fields in the input record. To add additional records, click the Add button under Input Records.
    2. If you are importing data, click the Import button under Input Records.
      The Import Data popup appears.

      You can specify or browse to the file from which the data is drawn in the File name field and then choose the Field separator character from the dropdown. Click OK to complete the import process.

    Here are some tips for entering data:

    • You do not have to enter data in every field. Leaving a field empty results in an empty string being used for preview.
    • If you want to preview the effect of passing a null value in a field, hover the cursor over the field name and click the Disable icon that appears next to the field. You can reenable the field by hovering the cursor over the field name and clicking the Reenable icon.
    • You can preview multiple records at once.
    • If you import test data from a file, note the following:
      • The first row in the file must be a header record. The field names in the header must match the field names required by the module.
      • You can import as many records as you need.
      • If the file uses a space as the field separator, field values must be surrounded by quotes. Here is an example of a file that uses a pipe as the field separator: 
        X|Y|Country|Locality
										-72.672229|42.076406|USA|
										-82.436915|34.870463|USA|
										-71.2577|46.8461|CAN|
    • To delete all records, click the Delete button at the top of the preview area.
    • To delete an individual record, hover over the input record name (for example, "Input Record 1") and click the Delete icon that appears next to the record name.
  6. Click Run Preview.

    The service processes the input records and displays the results in the Output Records column that appears.

  7. Review your output data, making sure the results are what you intended to get from the module. If necessary you can make changes to the module's settings and click Run Preview again. You do not need to input the data again.