For example, the United States Postal Service (USPS) maintains short and long forms of many street and locality names. The short form of

HUNTSVILLE BROWNSFERRY RD

is

HSV BROWNS FRY RD

. You can select the Element Abbreviation property when the street or locality values exceed the maximum field length that the USPS specifies.

The option is cleared by default. Set the property to ON to return the abbreviated address values. The property returns the abbreviated locality name and locality code when you use the transformation in batch mode. The property returns the abbreviated street name, locality name, and locality code when you use the transformation in certified mode.