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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction
  3. Address Validation Status Ports
  4. Building and Residence Data Ports
  5. Business and Organization Data Ports
  6. City and Locality Data Ports
  7. Country Data Ports
  8. Customer Segmentation Data Ports
  9. Enrichment Data Ports
  10. Formatted Data Ports
  11. Postal Carrier Certification Data Ports
  12. Postcode Data Ports
  13. Province and State Data Ports
  14. Residual Data Ports
  15. Street Data Ports
  16. Supplementary Data Ports
  17. XML Ports

Address Validator Port Reference

Address Validator Port Reference

Locality Sort Code Ports

Locality Sort Code Ports

Input and output ports that identify the mail facility that handles mail for the address. In a country that does not use post codes for all addresses, the Locality Sort Code port can also identify the post code that applies to the address.
Sort codes speed up the mail distribution process. A mail carrier can use sort codes to assign mail items to a facility when a locality contains multiple mail facilities. If you add sort code information to an address, you can qualify for postal discounts. For example, the Royal Mail Walksort system offers discounts on the cost of delivery for large quantities of presorted mail.
If a country uses post codes for some addresses but not others, address validation writes the post code to the Locality Sort Code port. For example, Ireland defines post codes for the cities of Dublin and Cork but not for other Irish addresses.

Locality Sort Code Usage

Select a Locality Sort Code input port to read the sort code for the mail facility that organizes items for delivery to the address.
Select a Locality Sort Code output port to write the sort code for the mail facility to the output address.
When a country does not define post codes for all addresses, use Locality Sort Code to read or write the post code for the address.
Consider the following guidelines when you use Locality Sort Code ports:
  • There are six Locality Sort Code ports. Locality Sort Code 1 port can identify a sorting facility in the area identified in Locality Name 1. Do not use Locality Sort Code ports with other locality levels.
  • The ports Locality Sort Code 2 through Locality Sort Code 6 are reserved for future use.
  • The Locality Complete 1 input port contains the data that address validation reads on the Locality Name 1 and Locality Sort Code 1 input ports.
  • The Locality Complete 1 output port contains the data that address validation writes to the Locality Name 1 and Locality Sort Code 1 output ports.

Port Locations

The following table provides the location and default precision of the Locality Sort Code 1 port:
Port Type
Port Group
Template Model
Precision
Input
Discrete
Advanced
50
Input
Hybrid
Advanced
50
Output
Last Line Elements
Basic
10
The following table provides the location and default precision of ports Locality Sort Code 2 through Locality Sort Code 6:
Port Type
Port Group
Template Model
Precision
Input
Discrete
Advanced
50
Input
Hybrid
Advanced
50
Output
Last Line Elements
Advanced
10

Locality Sort Code Examples

France uses sort codes to identify mail sorting facilities. The following table shows sort code data for an address in Paris:
Postcode 1
Locality Name 1
Locality Sort Code
75291
Paris
CEDEX 06
CEDEX stands for Courrier d'Entreprise à Distribution Exceptionnelle. CEDEX indicates that the address receives mail in large quantities and has a dedicated post code. The CEDEX number identifies the facility that sorts mail items for the address, as the locality has more than one mail facility.
You can validate CEDEX and CEDEXA data in a French address. A CEDEXA code identifies a mailbox that receives a large volume of mail.

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