What is the Match Success Indicator, and what does it mean?
The first letter of the match code is the Match Success Indicator. This shows how
well Batch was able to match the input address.
The values of the Match Success Indicator fall into two ranges:
- A-D The input address was not processed
- K-R The input address was processed
The exact meanings are as follows: A B
C D K L
M N O P
Q R
A: Unprocessed
Results could not be returned for the input address. This might
happen if the formatting process truncates the output address.
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B: Blank
This means that Batch could either find no data in the input address
or too insignificant an amount of data to return an address.
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C: Country not available
This match letter is returned when your input address contains a country
name and the appropriate country database is not installed.
For example, if you do not have the Australia country database, this
address would return a C match:
7 Speed Avenue, Five Dock NSW 2046, AUSTRALIA
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D: Unidentified country
A match letter of D is assigned to the address record when Batch
is unable to ascertain the record’s country of origin.
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K: No address or postcode could be derived
This match letter is used when Batch cannot find any data that matches
your input address. This might occur if the input address does not
contain a country name and does not match anything in the default
country database.
For example, if this address:
42 Durlston Square
was processed against the UK country database,
Batch would return a K because it cannot find any matching street
names and has no other information (such as a locality or postal code)
to search on.
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L: Postcode found, but no address could be derived
This match letter is returned if Batch derives a valid postal code
from your input address, but no address information.
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M: Multiple addresses found, but no
postcode
Batch returns this match letter if the input address matches more
than one address in the database.
For example, the following address finds four
matches in the UKcountry database:
146 High Street, Cambridge
Because the address exists in the localities
of Sawston, Cottenham, Chesterton and Landbeach, Batch cannot determine
which is the desired match. As all four potential matches have different
postal codes and no single postal code can be returned, Batch marks
the address as an M match.
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N: Multiple addresses found with postcode
This type of match is returned when Batch finds more than one matching
address within a postal code. This is most likely to occur where a
country’s postal codes cover large areas, such as in Australia.
For example, this Australian address has two
possible matches, as it exists in the localities of Kingsholme and
Ormeau:
25 Cliff Barrons Rd, QLD, 4208
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O: Partial address found, but no postcode
In this case Batch has found a partial address that matches your input.
However, it cannot return a full postal code with it, because the
partial address is covered by more than one postal code.
This might occur if your input address has a missing or invalid property
number. Batch cannot determine the correct property number, and returns
as much of the address as it can.
For example, in this UK address, number 70 does
not exist:
70 Glebe Road, Long Ashton, Bristol
As no postal code is included in the input address,
Batch does not know which of two possible postal codes to return,
and produces this output: Glebe Road, Long Ashton, Bristol
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P: Partial address found with postcode
Batch has found a partial address which matches your input. In addition,
either the input postal code was valid, or Batch has managed to find
a single postal code for the partial address.
For example, if this Australian address is searched
on:
Robertson St, Sherwood
Batch is able to add a postal code and state
code, but the lack of property number prevents the return of a full
address.
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Q: Full address found, but no postcode
This occurs when Batch finds a full address that matches your input
data, but cannot find a full postal code to go with it. This is
most likely to happen if a country database does not include postal
codes for every address.
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R: Full address and postcode found
In this case, Batch has made a full match, either by simply verifying
a correct input address, or by locating a full address from partial
input data. These examples all return R matches:
14 Carnaby St, London
Grimmstr 5, 79848 Bonndorf
Sintelweg 10, 9364 Nuis
19 Meyer Place, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
However, an R match only signifies that a full
address and postal code have been returned; it does not necessarily
mean that the address is the one you want. You can gauge the likelihood
of a correct match from the match confidence level.
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