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Address Cleanse

Overview

  • Simple to use and you don’t have to be a technical expert to cleanse and suppress your files
  • Secure data transfer guaranteed
  • Wide range of data sources including the latest in-built Postcode Address File (PAF), deceased, goneaway, MPS, TPS and CTPS files

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Features

  • Works with partial and badly formatted addresses
  • Ability to manually map name fields to identify duplicates
  • Includes a fast, user-friendly wizard and helpful tips to guide you through the process
  • Can deduplicate based on a combination of full address, postcode, premise, company name, surname, gender and initials
  • Produces reports in minutes, which detail match rates and categorise non-match records
  • Options to add Grid References or Longitude and Latitude data
  • Supports text delimiter files
  • Files updated on a weekly basis

Benefits

  • Simple to use, up and running in minutes
  • No wastage, only pay for what you need
  • Options to tailor the cleanse with choices on duplicate match types and suppressions
  • Free audit available with a summary before you choose to pay
  • Instant results with easy to understand reporting
  • Help makes your data GDPR compliant by removing deceased, goneaway, MPS and TPS matches

Suppression Files

File IDFile
GASGoneaway Suppression
MPSMailing Preference Service
MTSMortascreen
NDRNational Deceased Register
RMGRe-Mover Goneaway
TBRThe Bereavement Register
DBSDBS Purifi Suppression
FREFression
MTLMortaliti
TPSTelephone Preference Service
CTPSCorporate Telephone Preference Service

Status Codes

Address Match Status is a Postcode Status which details whether an address match was successful or unsuccessful. If unsuccessful then the status will detail at which level it was unable to match.

The status will be one of the values described in the table below.

StatusDescriptionComment
00SuccessThe input address has been successfully matched against a Royal Mail PAF record on the Master Address File (MAF).
01No address lines inputThis status will be returned if no address information has been presented to process, e.g. blank address fields.
02Town not MatchedUnable to uniquely match the Town given with any Town held on the MAF. (If the town entered is LONDON a District or Outcode is required.)
03Street not MatchedUnable to identify the Thoroughfare given with any Thoroughfare held on the MAF for the town matched.
04Premise not FoundUnable to find a Premise match on the Thoroughfare given.
05Duplicate Premise FoundPremise identifier can either be a number or the name of a premise. Premise names include housenames, names of companies, titles of public buildings e.g. schools, hospitals etc. A duplicate premise is returned when more than one premise meeting the input criteria is identified on the same Thoroughfare.
07BFPO AddressBritish Forces Post Office address.
08Foreign AddressThe input address given is a Foreign address, not available on the current MAF.
10Irish AddressA Southern Irish address has been detected. Royal Mail PAF data only covers Northern Ireland.
14Isle of Man AddressError with Isle of Man address.
15Channel Isles AddressError with Channel Isles address.
19Country ErrorUnrecognised Country.
21Unmatched at Secondary LevelUnable to match at secondary level e.g., Flat/Floor/Unit.
22Premise Range not MatchedThe input address contains premise ranges, not existing on MAF, and ambiguous secondary information.
32Premise Range is ContiguousIn certain cases, only odd numbered ranges and even numbered ranges are present on the MAF. Under these circumstances, an error will be returned where the range encompasses a mixture of these, such as 1-4 Smith St.
40Matched to non-PAF addressThe input address has been successfully matched against the MAF, however the entry was one added from a secondary source, such as a suppression file. The address may or may not be postally correct according to PAF (or country equivalent).

Postcode Update Status is a status code which details the comparison of input and output postcode information.

The status will be one of the values described in the table below.

StatusDescription
0Postcode Unchanged
1Postcode Updated
2No Output Postcode (existed on input)
3No Input or Output Postcode
4Not Codeable
5Added Postcode
6Unrecognised Postcode

Address Label Status is a Label Status which details the success of an address label creation.

The status will be one of the values described in the table below.

StatusDescriptionComment
0OKAddress Label was created successfully.
2Won't FitThe Address is too large to fit into the label dimensions.