Address Validator Port Reference

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Postal Phrase Number Ports

Input and output ports that contain a mailbox number at a postal agency.

Post Office Box (PO Box) data is the most common type of postal phrase data.

The Address Validator transformation has four ports named Postal Phrase Number. The following table describes when to use each port:

Port Name	When To Use
Postal Phrase Number	Use with Australian address records that you submit for Address Matching Approval System (AMAS) certification.
Postal Phrase Number 1 Postal Phrase Number 2 Postal Phrase Number 3	Use with addresses from any country.

The postal phrase ports are related by number. For example, the Postal Phrase Complete 1 port contains the data in Postal Phrase Descriptor 1 and Postal Phrase Number 1. The Postal Phrase Number and Postal Phrase Number 1 ports validate the same data, and you can use both output ports in the same transformation.

Postal Phrase Number Ports and Australian Address Data

The Address Validator transformation writes five digits to the Postal Phrase Number output port. For example, the Postal Phrase Number port writes the PO Box number "2" as "00002." The five-digit format is mandated by Australia Post for AMAS certification.

You can select Postal Phrase Number and Postal Phrase Number 1 output ports for an address. The Postal Phrase Number port writes the data in the five-digit format. Postal Phrase Number writes numerical data as output. If an Australian PO Box value contains alphabetical data, select the Postal Phrase Prefix or Postal Phrase Suffix ports with Postal Phrase Number.

To view postal phrase number data for an Australian address, configure the Address Validator transformation to run in certified mode.

Postal Phrase Number Usage

Select a Postal Phrase Number input port if the input address contains the PO Box number in a single port.

Select the Postal Phrase Number output port to write the PO Box number to a single port in the format required for AMAS certification. The Postal Phrase Number output port contains number data only. If the Australian PO Box data includes alphabet characters, use the Postal Phrase Prefix or Postal Phrase Suffix ports in addition to the Postal Phrase Number port.

Select a Postal Phrase Number 1, 2, or 3 output port to write the PO Box number to a single port.

Consider the following guidelines when you use Postal Phrase Number ports:

There are four Postal Phrase Number ports. Use Postal Phrase Number for Australian addresses that you will submit for AMAS certification. Use the other ports for other address validation projects.

You can use Postal Phrase Number 1, Postal Phrase Number 2, or Postal Phrase Number 3 with Australian address data. However, the output from these port cannot be AMAS certified.

Most countries use Postal Phrase Number 1. You may need to select Postal Phrase Number 2 or Postal Phrase Number 3 if the postal phrase data is highly complex.

For each PO Box in an address, select a Postal Phrase Complete input port or select one or more of the Postal Phrase Descriptor or Postal Phrase Number input ports.

You can select all postal phrase data output ports.

Port Locations

The following table provides the location and default precision of the Postal Phrase Number port:

Port Type	Port Group	Template Model	Precision
Output	Australia Specific	Basic	12

The following table provides the location and default precision of the Postal Phrase Number 1 port:

Port Type	Port Group	Template Model	Precision
Input	Discrete	Advanced	50
Output	Address Elements	Basic	12

The following table provides the location and default precision of the Postal Phrase Number 2 and Postal Phrase Number 3 ports:

Port Type	Port Group	Template Model	Precision
Input	Discrete	Advanced	50
Output	Address Elements	Advanced	12

Postal Phrase Number Example

The following table shows the Address Validator transformation ports that relate to postal phrase data in an address:

Port	Data
Contact Complete 1	Mr. John Doe
Organization Complete 1	DEF Inc.
Postal Phrase Complete 1	PO Box 2038
Postal Phrase Descriptor 1	PO Box
Postal Phrase Number 1	2038
Postal Phrase Additional Info 1	"Sales Promotion"
Locality Complete 1	Montrose
Province Country Standard 1	CO
Postcode 1	81402-2038

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Address Validator Port Reference

Address Validator Port Reference

Postal Phrase Number Ports

Postal Phrase Number Ports

Postal Phrase Number Ports and Australian Address Data

Postal Phrase Number Usage

Port Locations

Postal Phrase Number Example