Result Indicators

Response Element	Description
AddressFormat	The type of address data being matched to the address format: F French format (for example: 123 Rue Main) E English format (for example: 123 Main St)
Confidence	Indicates the confidence in the output provided; from 0 to 100. The higher the score, the higher the confidence in the match. Calculated based on the match results for individual output fields, using the following algorithm: Census.MatchCode + LatLong.StreetMatchCode + LatLong.MatchCode The maximum confidence score is 100, so if this calculation results in a value greater than 100, the Confidence score is returned as 100. The following values are used:
CouldNotValidate	If no match was found, which address component could not be validated: ApartmentNumber HouseNumber StreetName PostalCode City Directional StreetSuffix Firm POBoxNumber RuralRoute Note: More than one component may be returned, in a comma-separated list.
CountryLevel	The category of address matching available. This is always "A" for U.S. and Canadian addresses. One of the following: A The address is in a country for which there is highly detailed postal data available. Addresses in this match level can have the following address elements validated and corrected, and added if missing from the input: Postal code City name State/county name Street address elements Country name B The address is in a country for which there is a medium level of postal data available. Addresses in this match level can have the following address elements validated and corrected, and added if missing from the input: Postal code City name State/county name Country name C The address is in a country for which the postal data is least detailed. Addresses in this match level can have the following actions performed on them: Validate and correct country name (cannot supply missing country name) Validate the format of the postal code (cannot supply missing postal code or validate the code)
MatchScore	MatchScore provides an indication of the degree to which the output address is correct. It is significantly different from Confidence in that Confidence is indicates how much the input address changed to obtain a match, whereas the meaning of Match Score varies between U.S. and non-U.S. addresses. For U.S. addresses, MatchScore is a one-digit score on a scale of 0 to 9 that reflects the closeness of the street-name match (after transformations by ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN, if any). Zero indicates an exact match and 9 indicates the least likely match. If no match was found, this field is blank. For non-U.S. and non-Canadian addresses, MatchScore is a five-digit score, with a maximum value of 00999. Higher numbers indicates a closer match. This field does not apply to Canadian addresses. Note that you cannot equate match scores from U.S. addresses with those of non-U.S. addresses. For example, a match score of 4 for a U.S address does not indicate the same level of match as a 00004 for a non-U.S. address. Note: The Validate Address and Advanced Matching Module components both use the MatchScore field. The MatchScore field value in the output of a dataflow is determined by the last stage to modify the value before it is sent to an output stage. If you have a dataflow that contains Validate Address and Advanced Matching Module components and you want to see the MatchScore field output for each stage, use a Transformer stage to copy the MatchScore value to another field. For example, Validate Address produces an output field called MatchScore and then a Transformer stage copies the MatchScore field from Validate Address to a field called AddressMatchScore. When the matcher stage runs it populates the MatchScore field with the value from the matcher and passes through the AddressMatchScore value from Validate Address.
MultipleMatches	Indicates which address component had multiple matches, if multiple matches were found: Firm LeadingDirectional PostalCode StreetName StreetSuffix TrailingDirectional Urbanization Note: More than one component may be returned, in a comma-separated list.
ProcessedBy	Which address coder processed the address: USA U.S. address coder CAN Canadian address coder INT International address coder
RecordType	Type of address record, as defined by U.S. and Canadian postal authorities (supported for U.S. and Canadian addresses only): FirmRecord GeneralDelivery HighRise PostOfficeBox RRHighwayContract Normal
RecordType.Default	Code indicating the "default" match: Y The address matches a default record. null The address does not match a default record.
Status	Reports the success or failure of the match attempt. For multiple matches, this field is "F" for all the possible matches. null Success F Failure
Status.Code	Reason for failure, if there is one. For multiple matches, all possible matches is "MultipleMatchesFound." DisabledCoder InsufficientInputData MultipleMatchesFound UnableToValidate
Status.Description	Description of the problem, if there is one. Possible Multiple Addresses Found This value will appear if Status.Code=MultipleMatchesFound. Address Not Found This value will appear if Status.Code=UnableToValidate. PerformUSProcessing disabled This value will appear if Status.Code=DisabledCoder. PerformCanadianProcessing disabled This value will appear if Status.Code=DisabledCoder. PerformInternationalProcessing disabled This value will appear if Status.Code=DisabledCoder.

AddressFormat

The type of address data being matched to the address format:

F: French format (for example: 123 Rue Main)
E: English format (for example: 123 Main St)

Confidence

Indicates the confidence in the output provided; from 0 to 100. The higher the score, the higher the confidence in the match. Calculated based on the match results for individual output fields, using the following algorithm:

Census.MatchCode + LatLong.StreetMatchCode + LatLong.MatchCode

The maximum confidence score is 100, so if this calculation results in a value greater than 100, the Confidence score is returned as 100.

The following values are used:

CouldNotValidate

If no match was found, which address component could not be validated:

ApartmentNumber
HouseNumber
StreetName
PostalCode
City
Directional
StreetSuffix
Firm
POBoxNumber
RuralRoute

Note: More than one component may be returned, in a comma-separated list.

CountryLevel

The category of address matching available. This is always "A" for U.S. and Canadian addresses. One of the following:

A

The address is in a country for which there is highly detailed postal data available. Addresses in this match level can have the following address elements validated and corrected, and added if missing from the input:

Postal code
City name
State/county name
Street address elements
Country name

B

The address is in a country for which there is a medium level of postal data available. Addresses in this match level can have the following address elements validated and corrected, and added if missing from the input:

Postal code
City name
State/county name
Country name

C

The address is in a country for which the postal data is least detailed. Addresses in this match level can have the following actions performed on them:

Validate and correct country name (cannot supply missing country name)
Validate the format of the postal code (cannot supply missing postal code or validate the code)

MatchScore

MatchScore provides an indication of the degree to which the output address is correct. It is significantly different from Confidence in that Confidence is indicates how much the input address changed to obtain a match, whereas the meaning of Match Score varies between U.S. and non-U.S. addresses.

For U.S. addresses, MatchScore is a one-digit score on a scale of 0 to 9 that reflects the closeness of the street-name match (after transformations by ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN, if any). Zero indicates an exact match and 9 indicates the least likely match. If no match was found, this field is blank.

For non-U.S. and non-Canadian addresses, MatchScore is a five-digit score, with a maximum value of 00999. Higher numbers indicates a closer match.

This field does not apply to Canadian addresses.

Note that you cannot equate match scores from U.S. addresses with those of non-U.S. addresses. For example, a match score of 4 for a U.S address does not indicate the same level of match as a 00004 for a non-U.S. address.

Note: The Validate Address and Advanced Matching Module components both use the MatchScore field. The MatchScore field value in the output of a dataflow is determined by the last stage to modify the value before it is sent to an output stage. If you have a dataflow that contains Validate Address and Advanced Matching Module components and you want to see the MatchScore field output for each stage, use a Transformer stage to copy the MatchScore value to another field. For example, Validate Address produces an output field called MatchScore and then a Transformer stage copies the MatchScore field from Validate Address to a field called AddressMatchScore. When the matcher stage runs it populates the MatchScore field with the value from the matcher and passes through the AddressMatchScore value from Validate Address.

MultipleMatches

Indicates which address component had multiple matches, if multiple matches were found:

Firm
LeadingDirectional
PostalCode
StreetName
StreetSuffix
TrailingDirectional
Urbanization

Note: More than one component may be returned, in a comma-separated list.

ProcessedBy

Which address coder processed the address:

USA: U.S. address coder
CAN: Canadian address coder
INT: International address coder

RecordType

Type of address record, as defined by U.S. and Canadian postal authorities (supported for U.S. and Canadian addresses only):

FirmRecord
GeneralDelivery
HighRise
PostOfficeBox
RRHighwayContract
Normal

RecordType.Default

Code indicating the "default" match:

Y: The address matches a default record.
null: The address does not match a default record.

Status

Reports the success or failure of the match attempt. For multiple matches, this field is "F" for all the possible matches.

null: Success
F: Failure

Status.Code

Reason for failure, if there is one. For multiple matches, all possible matches is "MultipleMatchesFound."

DisabledCoder
InsufficientInputData
MultipleMatchesFound
UnableToValidate

Status.Description

Description of the problem, if there is one.

Possible Multiple Addresses Found: This value will appear if Status.Code=MultipleMatchesFound.
Address Not Found: This value will appear if Status.Code=UnableToValidate.
PerformUSProcessing disabled: This value will appear if Status.Code=DisabledCoder.
PerformCanadianProcessing disabled: This value will appear if Status.Code=DisabledCoder.
PerformInternationalProcessing disabled: This value will appear if Status.Code=DisabledCoder.