Global Addressing Module

Global Address Parser

The Global Addressing Module now also supports parsing postal address strings into individual address elements, such as organization name, street, city, and postal code for Canadian addresses.

For more information, see the Global Address Parser section in the Spectrum™ Technology Platform Addressing Guide.

Global Address Validation

Supported Countries

Global Address Validation provides enhanced address standardization and validation for the following prioritized countries. The three-digit ISO country code is shown for each country.
  • Argentina (ARG)
  • Australia (AUS)
  • Austria (AUT)
  • Belgium (BEL)
  • Brazil (BRA)
  • Canada (CAN)
  • China (CHN)
  • Czech Republic (CHZ)
  • Denmark (DNK)
  • Finland (FIN)
  • France (FRA)
  • Germany (DEU)
  • Greece (GRC)
  • India (IND)
  • Ireland (IRL)
  • Italy (ITA)
  • Japan (JPN)
  • Malaysia (MYS)
  • Mexico (MEX)
  • Netherlands (NLD)
  • New Zealand (NZL)
  • Norway (NOR)
  • Poland (POL)
  • Russia (RUS)
  • Spain (ESP)
  • Sweden (SWE)
  • Switzerland (CHE)
  • United States (USA)
  • United Kingdom (GBR) (Includes POI information)
Global Address Validation provides additional support for 130+ countries worldwide.

Support Added for the United States (USA)

Global Address Validation has added support for United States (USA) including USPS CASS-certified address standardization and validation.
  • A new United States (USA) Domestic (GAV_US_DOM) database is available monthly for clients located within the United States.
  • A new United States (USA) Non-Domestic (GAV_US_NON-DOM) database is available monthly for clients located outside of the United States.

Multiple Address Line Processing

Global Address Validation now includes support for multiple address line processing for the United States (USA).

Reports

Global Address Validation can produce reports for batch processing. The Global Address Validation reports now include statistics for United States (USA) address processing.
  • Match Analysis by Country - The Match Analysis by Country Report provides address matching summary statistics for each country processed in your job.
  • Address Matching Summary Report - The Address Matching Summary Report provides summary matching statistics for each country processed.
  • USPS® Form 3553 (CASS™ Summary Report) - The United States Postal Service® (USPS®) Form 3553 (CASS™ Summary Report) is a facsimile of the Postal Form 3553. Global Address Validation generates this form automatically when you are using a USPS® Coding Accuracy Support System (CASS™) certified configuration. The USPS® requires this form to verify CASS™ certification.

To create a report, in Enterprise Designer, drag the report icon you want to the canvas. Double click the report to select the stage associated with the report. For instructions on how to use reports, see the Spectrum™ Technology Platform Dataflow Designer's Guide.

For more information, see the Global Addressing Module in the Spectrum™ Technology Platform Addressing Guide.

Global Type Ahead

Sample Web Application

The Global Type Ahead sample web application has been enhanced for the 2018.2.0 release. The Global Type Ahead widget provides a simple interface that you can use to integrate Global Type Ahead (GTA) functionality into an existing web application. Global Type Ahead suggests candidate addresses based on the input entered. As you type more specific information, the results are refined to display more relevant candidates. You can then select the best candidate from the suggested candidate list.

US Database Lookup

The Global Addressing Module has added direct access to United States address information with a new US Database Lookup application.