Multiple Address Line Options

Global Address Validation uses the multiple address line options settings to define the options specific to multiple address line processing. To specify the format of your returned lines address, select three options (one for each returned line and a special option).

Table 1. Multiple Address Line Options
Option Name Description
Return Line 1 Specify the format for returned line 1.
  • Return the first valid line from the top.
  • Return the first firm line from top.
  • Return the first valid line above the city line.
  • Return the street address line above the city line.
  • Return the PO box or RR/HC line above the city line.
  • Return the best street or PO box line from top. If not found, the first firm or rural route line from top. When selecting this option for return line 1, processing selects from the top down in this order:
    1. First PO box line or complete address.
    2. First street line with a range but no suffix.
    3. First Street line with a suffix but no range.
    4. First rural route line.
    5. First firm type.
Return Line 2 Specify the format for returned line 2.
  • Return a blank line.
  • Return the first valid line from the top.
  • Return the second valid line from the top.
  • Return the first firm line from top.
  • Return the second half of the combined address line if the first half is returned in line 1.
  • Return the first valid line above the city line.
  • Return the second valid line above city line.
  • Return the street address line above the city line.
  • Return the PO box or RR/HC line above the city line.
  • Return the first valid line above city line. If that criteria is not met resulting in a blank second line, return the topmost line not used in return line 2.
Special Options Specify special options for returned lines.
  • Use all special options for returned lines.
  • Do not use any special options for returned lines.
  • Add a range of "0" to street lines without a range. For example, Main St becomes 0 Main St.
  • Separate combined address lines.
Return Line Order Specify the order for returning the standardized lines.
  • 0 Firm line.
  • 1 PO Box address line.
  • 2 Address line with both a range and a suffix word.
  • 3 Address line with a range but no suffix, Address line with a suffix but no range.
  • 4 Rural route address line.
  • 5 Personal name, Firm name (w/o firm words), Unidentified.
  • 6 Apartment type line.
  • 7 Possible city line.
  • 8 City line.
  • 9 Ignore this line.
  • B Box address line following a rural route address line.
  • M Military address line.
  • N Best address line 1, best address line 2, city state, firm. URB and ZIP Code are returned in separate fields. The default is N.
  • R Rural route address line preceding a box line.
Do not concatenate lines beginning with # Check Do not concatenate lines beginning with # if you do not want to concatenate lines beginning with a # to existing address lines.
Do not recognize periods (.) as valid characters Check Do not recognize periods (.) as valid characters if you do not want to recognize periods as valid characters (periods should be removed before scanning address lines).
Do not concatenate dangling lines Check Do not concatenate dangling lines if you do not want to concatenate one-word lines to address lines.
Do not merge secondary or PMB Check Do not merge secondary or PMB if you do not want to merge a separated second unit and PMB information.
Do not identify FirmName Check Do not identify FirmName if you do not want to perform firm name processing.
Do not identify CitySubdivision Check Do not identify CitySubdivision if you do not want to perform Urbanization name (Puerto Rico) processing.
Do not identify LastLine Check Do not identify LastLine if you do not want to perform last line (City, State, or ZIP Code) processing.