3 Address Standardization

Address Standardization allows you to use a third-party service (such as Experian’s Data Quality Address Validate API) to provide accurate address information on customer records and orders. Two methods of address standardization are used in Order Administration Cloud Service:

• An Address Validation REST API is utilized in Classic View screens and non-interactive processing such as order API. The REST API captures, cleans, and enhances address records and validates the address data against national postal authorities, such as the U.S.

  Order Administration supports the following integrations for address validation:

  • Experian Data Quality (EDQ) Address Validate API using the RESTful format. This is also referred to as QAS.

  • Generic RESTful Address Validation API that can be leveraged to integrate to an external address verification provider.

  Address Validation is supported through the following processes when enabled for a Country:

  • Order API

  • Customer API

  • Catalog Request API

  • Classic View Customer Sold To (WCST)

  • Classic View Catalog Request Interface (WCRU)

  Note:

  Address Validation is not evaluated from Modern View. Refer to the Address Lookup section for type-ahead functionality available in Modern View.

• Type-ahead address lookup is utilized in Modern View screens. Type-ahead attempts to find valid address information provided by the Address Standardization service while the user is typing the address on the screen.

  Order Administration supports the following integrations for type-ahead address:

  • Experian Data Quality (EDQ) Address Search API

  • Generic RESTful Address Search API that can be leveraged to integrate to an external address search provider.