Associating Geocodes with Addresses in Bulk

Business administrators use the following procedure to associate geocodes with a large number of address records.

To associate geocodes a large number of addresses

1. Navigate to the Administration - Data screen, then the Addresses view.

2. Specify criteria to query for the appropriate addresses.

   For example, you can query for addresses in a particular zip code or equivalent postal code.

3. Select the appropriate records.

4. Click Bulk GeoCode.

   A batch operation is performed to obtain the latitude and longitude data for these addresses. The following message appears: Batch Geocode Request is submitted successfully.

   The value in the Geocoding Fail Description field changes to Geocoding InProgress for selected records in which the Geocode Valid field is set to N.

   Successful responses update the Latitude and Longitude fields for applicable addresses. In these cases, the Geocoding Fail Description field is cleared and the Geocode Valid field is set to Y. When multiple geocodes or no geocodes are returned for an address, the Geocoding Fail Description field is updated with the appropriate error message.

5. If necessary, refresh the view by requerying.