Address Verification Best Practices for Mexico Addresses

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is ISO 3166-2 province or state information available for Mexico addresses?: Yes, Address Verification can return the ISO 3166-2 code for each state and federal district in Mexico. Use the PROVINCE_ISO element to return the code.
Does Informatica Address Verification verify building and subbuilding in Mexico addresses?: Yes.
Do the users need to separate each field in the input address data with a comma?: No.
Does Address Verification support block type input?: Yes. Address Verification supports verification of the following block based data for Mexico addresses:

Manzana. A block. Manzana is parsed to Building.
Supermanzana. A group of blocks. Supermanzana is parsed to Locality2.
Lote. Subsection of a Manzana or a building. Lote is parsed to Subbuilding.
Can Address Verification return the municipality or borough name in a formatted address line element?: Yes, Address Verification returns the municipality or borough name in a formatted address line element. The municipality or borough name also corresponds to a Province 2 element.

How can I define a Mexico address in a typical US style online address format?: The following table lists standard address fields in an online application and the elements that you can select to create the address structure in the Address Verification XML:

Input Field
Address Verification Element

Address Line 1
Delivery Address Line 1

Address Line 2
Locality 2, Province 2

City
Locality 1

State or Province
Province 1

Zip or Postal Code
Postal Code

Input Field	Address Verification Element
Address Line 1	Delivery Address Line 1
Address Line 2	Locality 2, Province 2
City	Locality 1
State or Province	Province 1
Zip or Postal Code	Postal Code