Using Global Address Validation

After installing and deploying the Global Addressing Module, you can use the Management Console to explore the capabilities of Global Address Validation.

To familiarize yourself with how the Global Address Validation process works, use the Management Console's Preview tab to step through the following procedure.

  1. Open the Management Console.
  2. Under the Services tab, select Global Addressing.
  3. From the list of services on the left side of the pane, select Global Address Validation.
  4. On the Database Resources tab, select the Global Address Validation database resource to use.
  5. Click Save to save your database selection.
  6. On the Default Options tab, specify the options you want. For information on the options, see Options.
  7. If you make changes to the global default options, click Save to save those changes. Any changes you make to the global default options are also applied to Global Address Validation in Enterprise Designer.
  8. Click the Preview tab.
  9. On the Preview tab, enter your input address elements in the appropriate fields. For information on the input fields, see Input.
  10. Click Run Preview.
  11. In Preview Output Records, on the right side of the pane, note that the results of the search have been placed in the appropriate output field. For information on the output fields, see Output.
  12. In the Preview tab, you can:
    1. Use the Add button to add additional input records for Run Preview processing.
    2. Use the Import button to import a number of input records for Run Preview processing.
    3. Use the Delete button to delete all records from the current Run Preview session.