Canadian Address Options

Enable Canadian address processing

Specifies whether to process Canadian addresses. If you enable Canadian address processing Validate Address will attempt to validate Canadian addresses. If you disable Canadian address processing, Canadian addresses will fail, meaning they is returned with an "F" in the Status output field. The output field Status.Code will say "DisabledCoder." If you are not licensed for Canadian address processing you must disable Canadian address processing in order for your jobs to complete successfully, regardless of whether or not they contain Canadian addresses.

Database

Specifies which database you want to use for validating Canadian addresses. To specify a database for Canadian address validation, select a database in the Database drop-down list. Only databases that have been defined in the CAN Database Resources panel in the Management Console are available.

Determine language using

Specifies how to determine the language (English or French) to use to format the address and directional. The following example shows an address formatted in English and French:

English: 123 Main St W
French: 123 Rue Main O

The parameter controls the formatting of the address. It also affects the spelling of the directional but not spelling of the suffix.

Street suffix

Use the street suffix returned by the matching process to determine the language. The street suffix returned by the matching process, which is used internally by Validate Address during processing, may be different from that in the input address. Ambiguous records are formatted like the input. Default. All addresses in Quebec are formatted using French.

CPC database

Use the Canadian database to determine the language. The Canadian database contains data from the Canada Post Corporation (CPC). All addresses in Quebec are formatted using French.

CanLanguage field

Use the CanLanguage input field to determine the language. If there is a non-blank value in this field the address are formatted using French.

Default English apt label

For English addresses, specifies the default apartment label to use in the output if there is no apartment label in the input address. This setting is ignored if you select Number in front in the Secondary address format field.

Apt

Use "Apt" as the label. Default.

Apartment

Use "Apartment" as the label.

Suite

Use "Suite" as the label.

Unit

Use "Unit" as the label.

Default French apt label

For French addresses, specifies the default apartment label to use in the output if there is no apartment label in the input address. This setting is ignored if you select Number in front in the Secondary address format field.

App

Use "App" as the label. Default.

Appartement

Use "Appartement" as the label.

Bureau

Use "Bureau" as the label.

Suite

Use "Suite" as the label.

Unite

Use "Unite" as the label.

Prefer house number on postal code conflict

In cases where the house number and postal code are both valid but in conflict, you can force the postal code to be corrected based on the house number by selecting Prefer house number on postal code conflict. If you do not select this option the house number is changed to match the postal code.

Return city alias

Specifies whether or not to return the city alias when the alias is in the input address. This option is disabled when you select Use default option in the City format field.

Abbreviate non-civic keywords

Specifies whether or not non-civic keywords are abbreviated in the output. For example, Post Office Box vs. PO Box.

Secondary address format

Specifies where to place secondary address information in the output address. Secondary address information refers to apartment numbers, suite numbers, and similar designators.

Use default option

Place apartment information in the location specified in theSecondary address format field in the Default Options tab Default.

End of address line

Place apartment information at the at the end of the AddressLine1 field.

Front, number only

Place the apartment number only (no label) at the beginning of the AddressLine1 field. For example, 400-123 Rue Main

Front, number and label

Place the apartment number and label at the beginning of the AddressLine1 field. For example, Apt 400 123 Rue Main

Same as input

Place apartment information in the same location as the input address.

City format

Specifies whether to use the long, medium, or short version of the city if the city has a long name. For example,

Long: BUFFALO HEAD PRAIRIE
Medium: BUFFALO-HEAD-PR
Short: BUFFALO-HD-PR

Use default option

Use the default option specified on the Default Options tab, City format field. Default. If you select Non-mailing (vanity) in the City format field, the city is formatted as if you select Long for this option (see below) and check the Return city alias box.

Short

Output short city name.

Long

Output the long city name.

Medium

Output the medium city name.

Same as input

Use the same city format as used in the input address. Output is L, M, or S.

Place rural route into in

Specifies where to place rural route delivery information. An example of an address with rural route delivery information is:

36 GRANT RD RR 3
ANTIGONISH NS

In this address, "RR 3" is the rural route delivery information.

AddressLine1

Place rural route delivery information on the same line as the address, after the address information. Default. For example,

36 GRANT RD RR 3

AddressLine2

Place rural route delivery information on a separate address line. For example,

36 GRANT RD
RR 3

Place delivery office info in

Specifies where to place station information. An example of an address with station information is:

PO BOX 8625 STN A
ST. JOHN'S NL

Same as input

Place station information in the same location as it is in the input address. Default.

AddressLine1

Place station information on the same line as the address, after the address information. For example,

PO BOX 8625 STN A

AddressLine2

Place station information on a separate address line. For example,

PO BOX 8625
STN A

Dual address logic

Specifies whether Validate Address should return a street match or a PO Box/non-civic match when the address contains both civic and non-civic information. One of the following:

Use default option

Use DualAddressLogic Global Option. Default.

PO Box Match

Match to PO Box or other non-street data.

Street Match

Match to street.

For example, given the following input address:

AddressLine1: 36 GRANT RD
AddressLine2: RR 4
City: ANTIGONISH
StateProvince: NS

Validate Address would return one of the following:

• If Dual address logic is set to Street Match, Validate Address returns the following:

  AddressLine1: 36 GRANT RD
  AddressLine2: RR 3
  City: ANTIGONISH
  StateProvince: NS
  PostalCode: B2G 2L1

• If Dual address logic is set to PO Box Match, Validate Address returns the following:

  AddressLine1: RR 4
  City: ANTIGONISH
  StateProvince: NS
  PostalCode: B2G 2L2

The address data that is not used to standardize the address is returned in the AdditionalInputData field. For more information, see Output Data Options.