Installing SDK on Windows

To install the Spectrum™ Data & Address Quality for Big Data SDK on a Windows machine, follow these steps:

  1. Download the Spectrum™ Data & Address Quality for Big Data SDK ZIP installer file using the download instructions in your welcome email or the release announcement email.
    Note: The name of a typical installer ZIP file is: BigDataSDK120F0101.zip.
  2. Extract the contents of the downloaded zip file to a location where you want to install Spectrum™ Data & Address Quality for Big Data SDK.
  3. Go to the installation directory and locate the installer named sdkinst.exe.
  4. Double-click sdkinst.exe. The installation wizard appears.
  5. Click Next. The Choose Install Folder window appears.
    Here, you can specify the folder where you want to install Spectrum™ Data & Address Quality for Big Data SDK. For example, C:\Program Files\Pitney Bowes\Spectrum BigDataSDK\SDK.
    1. Click the Choose button to select the required folder.
    2. Click the Restore Default Folder button to select the default folder.
  6. Click Next.
    In the Pre-Installation Summary screen, review the installation information.
  7. Click Install.
    The Spectrum™ Data & Address Quality for Big Data SDK is installed on your computer
  8. Click Done.
  9. Verify that you have set up the SDK correctly. Go to the location where you have installed the SDK, for example C:\Program Files\Pitney Bowes\Spectrum BigDataSDK\SDK.

Once you have successfully installed the SDK on your machine, these folders are added in the install directory:

  • API
  • Documentation
  • modules
  • samples
  • utilities
Note: To use the jobs of Data Normalization Module, Global Addressing Module, Universal Name Module or Universal Addressing Module, you must install the respective Reference Data for each module.