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Reference Databases and Packages

Reference Databases and Packages

Informatica reference databases are proprietary-format database files that contain reference data for the countries and territories that Informatica supports. The reference databases are read-only and platform-independent.

Types of Reference Data

Address Verification provides the following types of reference database, which correspond to the processing modes that you can select for an address job:
  • Batch and Interactive data.
  • QuickCapture data.
  • Certified data.
  • Geocoding data.
  • Supplementary data.

Reading the Database File Names

The database file names have the following format: 
<ISO3>_<Function>_<ProcessType>_<ProcessSubType>_<DataSetID>_<MinVersion>.MD6
For example,
DEU_ADV_VRF_BIA_001_6_0_0.MD6
Interpret the file names in the following way:
  • ISO3 denotes the three-character ISO country code. For example, DEU for Germany.
  • Function denotes the name of the product. In the file name, ADV represents Address Verification.
  • ProcessType denotes the type of process. In the file name, VRF represents Verification and ENR represents Enrichment.
  • ProcessSubType denotes the process mode.
    The following list identifies the process modes:
    • BIA for Batch and Interactive mode.
    • Cxx for Certified mode.
    • QCP for QuickCapture mode.
    • ACL for AddressCodeLookup mode.
    • GAP for arrival point geocoding.
    • GST for street center, locality center, and postal code center geocoding.
    • EN1 for supplementary data.
    • 000 indicates no subtype. Note that every database file in the 6.0.0 release contains a subtype.
  • DataSetID denotes the data set ID value. The supported range is 000 through 999.
  • MinVersion denotes the oldest version of Address Verification with which you can use the file.
    MinVersion has the following format: 
    <MajorVersion>_<MinorVersion>_<ReleaseVersion>
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