Address Validator Port Reference

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Building Descriptor Ports

Input and output ports that contain all building descriptor data in an address record.

In address validation, Building Descriptor data identifies the building type. For example, "Tower" is the building descriptor in "Sears Tower."

The data in a Building Descriptor port is a subset of the data in the corresponding Building Complete port. For example, Building Complete 1 includes all data in Building Descriptor 1.

Building Descriptor Usage

Select a Building Descriptor input port when an input address contains a building type in a single port.

Select a Building Descriptor output port to write a building type in a single port.

Consider the following guidelines when you use Building Descriptor ports:

There are six Building Descriptor ports. If an address record contains more than one building descriptor, select additional Building Descriptor ports.

Most countries use Building Descriptor 1 or Building Descriptor 2 ports. You may need to select a port in the Building Descriptor 3 through Building Descriptor 6 range if the building data is highly complex.

For each building in an address, select the Building Complete input port or select one or more of the Building Descriptor, Building Number, or Building Name input ports.

You can select all building data output ports.

Port Locations

The following table provides the location and default precision of the Building Descriptor 1 and Building Descriptor 2 ports:

Port Type	Port Group	Template Model	Precision
Input	Discrete	Advanced	50
Output	Address Elements	Basic	20

The following table provides the location and default precision of ports Building Descriptor 3 through Building Descriptor 6:

Port Type	Port Group	Template Model	Precision
Input	Discrete	Advanced	50
Output	Address Elements	Advanced	20

Building Descriptor Example

The following example address contains data that can populate the Building Descriptor 2 port:

Mr. J. Tsang
Floor 12, Apt 231
Fung Wah Estate, Hiu Fung Tower
No. 11 North St.
Kennedy Town
Hong Kong Island
HKG

The following table shows the Address Validator transformation ports that relate to the building descriptor data in the address:

Port Name	Data
Contact Complete 1	Mr. J. Tsang
Building Complete 1	Fung Wah Estate
Building Name 1	Fung Wah Estate
Building Complete 2	Hiu Fung Tower
Building Name 2	Hiu Fung
Building Descriptor 2	Tower
Sub-building Complete 1	Floor 12
Sub-building Complete 2	Apt 231
Street Complete 1	North St.
Street Number Complete 1	No. 11
Locality Complete 1	Kennedy Town
Province Country Standard 1	Hong Kong Island
Country ISO3 Char	HKG

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Address Validator Port Reference

Address Validator Port Reference

Building Descriptor Ports

Building Descriptor Ports

Building Descriptor Usage

Port Locations

Building Descriptor Example