Effective in version

6.0.0

, you can submit 1000 addresses in a single call in batch and certified modes. The Address Verification engine can operate on an array of inputs, which enables automatic multi-threaded processing of the inputs and also enables the functions that require multiple inputs.

In Address Verification 5.x, Address Verification read and wrote a single address per call in all processing modes.

Effective in version

6.0.0

, you can set address verification properties at the country level in addition to setting the properties at the element level and at the global level.

In Address Verification 5.x, you set properties at the element level and at the global level only.

Effective in version

6.0.0

, you can configure

Address Verification

to add enrichments globally to all addresses, and you can configure Address Verification to add enrichments on a country-specific basis.

In Address Verification 5.x, Address Verification returned enrichments on a country-specific basis only.

Effective in version

6.0.0

, QuickCapture mode replaces fast completion mode. You can use quick capture mode to receive address suggestions as you type. In quick capture mode, you submit an address in a single line. You can receive up to 100 suggestions for an input address in quick capture mode.

Quick capture mode does not support South Korea and North Korea addresses. Quick capture mode does not support input in Latin character sets for Japan and China addresses.

Effective in version

6.0.0

, Address Verification overhauls the validation status codes to provide greater clarity.

Effective in version

6.0.0

, you can include a list of preferred languages when you submit addresses for verification. Address Verification searches the reference data and returns each address in the first available language based on the order that you specify in the input list.

You can also configure Address Verification to return each address in multiple languages.

In Address Verification 5.x, you specified a single address when you submitted addresses for verification. If the address was unavailable in the preferred language, Address Verification returned the address in the default language.

Effective in version

6.0.0

,

Address Verification

provides separate options to specify the output script, transliteration standard, and the depth of the Latin character sets for an address in the PreferredScript element.

In Address Verification 5.x,

Address Verification

preset the options when you configured the PreferredScript parameter.

Effective in version

6.0.0

, you can submit a list of preferred geocoding levels to

Address Verification

. Address Verification returns the specified geocoordinates based on the order of the geocoding levels that you specify in the input list.

You can also configure Address Verification to return more than one set of geocoordinates in a single request.

In Address Verification 5.x,

Address Verification

returned a single set of geocoordinates.

Effective in version

6.0.0

, you can specify the input fields that you want

Address Verification

to consider when it searches for country information.

In Address Verification 5.x,

Address Verification

read a preset group of fields to determine the country. The country determination options in version 6.0.0 replace the Force Country and Default Country options in version 5.x.

Effective in version

6.0.0

, you can configure

Address Verification

to preserve the casing style of an input address.

Effective in version

6.0.0

, you can specify the desired level and the minimum level to which

Address Verification

verifies an address.

In Address Verification 5.x, you specified a single desired verification level on the MatchingScope parameter.

Effective in version

6.0.0

, you can configure

Address Verification

to return the official name or the alias for all address elements that support alias names.

In Address Verification 5.x,

Address Verification

provided options to return the official or alias name for street and locality elements only.

Effective in version

6.0.0

,

Address Verification

combines the operations of the MatchingExtendedArchive and MatchingAlternatives parameters into the AlternativeHandling element.