SAP Module Services

The SAP Module consists of the following services which run on the Spectrum™ Technology Platform server. These services provide address validation, deduplication, tax jurisdiction assignment, and geocoding functions.

• SAP Batch Assign GeoTax Info—This service identifies the tax districts that apply to a given address. It also corrects and validates addresses.
• SAP Batch Validate Address—This service standardizes and validates address data using batch processing.
• SAP Generate Match Key—This service is used in generating a match key. The match key is generated using Substring, Metaphone, and Consonant algorithms.
• SAP Generate Match Score—This service is used in comparing candidate records and generating a score that reflects its similarity. The higher the score means the closer the match.
• SAP Generate Search Key—This service generates a search key using metaphone, substring, and consonant algorithms.
• SAP Generate Search Key Consonant—Used in Search Key Generation for Consonant Algorithm. A Search Key is used for Duplicate Detection and Error-Tolerant Searching.
• SAP Generate Search Key Metaphone—Used in Search Key Generation for Metaphone Algorithm. A Search Key is used for Duplicate Detection and Error-Tolerant Searching.
• SAP Generate Search Key Substring—Used in Search Key Generation for Substring Algorithm. A Search Key is used for Duplicate Detection and Error- Tolerant Searching.
• SAP Validate Address and Assign GeoTAX Info—This service validates the address and determines tax jurisdictions for the location.
• SAP Validate Address With Candidates—This service validates the address. If an address matches multiple addresses in the postal data, it returns the candidate addresses.