Address Styles for the US

Use the Manage Features by Country or Territory task to control address styles for your organization.

The values available to you depend your implementation strategy.

For example:

Human Resources or None and Payroll Interface extensions can select either the Postal Address or Supplemental Taxation and Reporting Address styles.

Use the Supplemental Taxation style for these extensions only if:
1. You have selected an address validation method.
2. You have installed the master geography data set delivered by Oracle.
Payroll extension must use the Supplemental Taxation and Reporting Address style.

The address style you select determines which address attributes you can use. The combination of address style and address validation determines the level of validation.

You have these address style options. Each address style provides its own validation.

This address style	Does this
Postal Address	Provides the fundamental set of address attributes for a country or territory. In some cases, this style adds supplemental attributes. Used with these product extensions. Human Resources or None Payroll Interface
Supplemental Taxation and Reporting Address	Provides all attributes necessary to identify an address for payroll, tax, and reporting purposes. Enforces validation to attribute changes. For example, this would provide ZIP Code validation. You wouldn't be able to enter a California ZIP Code, such as 94065, for a Columbus Ohio address. Used with all product extensions.

This address style

Does this

Postal Address

Provides the fundamental set of address attributes for a country or territory. In some cases, this style adds supplemental attributes.

Used with these product extensions.

Human Resources or None
Payroll Interface

Supplemental Taxation and Reporting Address

Provides all attributes necessary to identify an address for payroll, tax, and reporting purposes.

Enforces validation to attribute changes.

For example, this would provide ZIP Code validation. You wouldn't be able to enter a California ZIP Code, such as 94065, for a Columbus Ohio address.

Used with all product extensions.

Use the Manage Features by Country or Territory task to view these address styles.

To ensure accurate address validation, you must update your geographies regularly.

How to change address styles

The US product extension enforces its default address style, preventing you from making changes. However, when the address style isn't enforced, such as a customer-configured legislation, changing address styles can affect validation rules. This might lead to address data integrity and validation issues.

For example, if you initially implement Human Resources using the Postal Address style and then later change the extension to Payroll, you must also change the address style to Supplemental Taxation and Reporting Address. As a result, you must update your existing address data to resolve validation errors.

Note:

The Supplemental Taxation and Reporting Address style, once selected, impacts both the Person and HCM Locations address styles. Be sure to test any changes you make to address style or validation for a new country or territory before you implement them in a production environment.

You must test your changes if you provide data to a third party, such as a payroll or benefit provider, statutory recipients, or financial institutions. Changes to validation or address styles may result in missing data or unrecognized data.

Use the Address Formats task to review and configure how addresses appear.