Standard Fields

This table lists some of the standard fields and terms you come across in Validate Address Loqate and Validate Address Global stages, and gives description of these.

Fields Descriptions
Validate Address Loqate
Address Verification Code The Address Verification Code (AVC) is an 11-byte code that is made up of accuracy indicators for addresses; the codes tell you the quality of the processing results and provide guidelines on how to correct the input data if necessary. Each individual address receives its own code. This code is automatically returned within your data flow output.
AMAS output Validate Address for Australia uses an AMAS certified data to provide Australia-specific output fields, such as Barcode, Delivery Point Indicator , Floor Number, Floor type and postal box number.
Validate Address Global
ElementInputStatus ElementInputStatus provides per element information on the matching of input elements to reference data. The values in this field vary depending on whether you are using batch mode or parse mode. In order to understand this, you would need to refer specific items in the documentation - Interpreting ElementInputStatus, ElementResultStatus, and ElementRelevance.
ElementRelevance Indicates which address elements are actually relevant from the local postal authority's point of view. In order to understand this, you need to refer specific items in the documentation- Interpreting ElementInputStatus, ElementResultStatus, and ElementRelevance.
ElementResultStatus ElementResultStatus categorizes the result in more detail than the ProcessStatus field by indicating if and how the output fields have been changed from the input fields. In order to understand this, you need to refer specific items in the documentation - Interpreting ElementInputStatus, ElementResultStatus, and ElementRelevance.
ProcessStatus This provides an overall description on the address quality. It is a 2-digit code, with several variations. In order to understand this, you need to refer specific item in the documentation - ElementResultStatus.