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.