DataPlus can provide a wide range of information relating to an address, as a supplement to the Batch API. Currently, DataPlus information is only supplied with certain datasets. DataPlus information is contained in datasets. Each piece of information relates to a locality, a postal code, or, when the data requires higher resolution, to the delivery point (letter box). DataPlus handles the information in terms of a code and its related description (if there is one). For example, a dataset containing MOSAIC information might include one or more demographic details.
DataPlus details can only be viewed once you have selected and displayed a full address from Batch API. For example, if you have the Australia dataset with the associated latitude and longitude DataPlus set, and you have configured Batch API to return DataPlus information, a search on '314 miller st, north sydney, nsw 2060' might return the following address:
314 Miller Street,
NORTH SYDNEY NSW 2060
-33.8313 151.208
In this example, the latitude and longitude appear beneath the address. If you want to retrieve DataPlus information with your addresses, you should configure your address layout so that it contains lines specifically for DataPlus.
USA data
One of the requirements of CASS accreditation is that DPV functionality is active. USPS requires all CASS-certified software to return a +4 code only when the address has been DPV-confirmed. If an address is not DPV confirmed, a +4 code will not be returned, and by extension, any DataPlus items you have configured as part of the address output format may not be returned either.
More DataPlus elements will be returned when using Batch Compatibility Formatting mode because an additional matching routine is attempted for addresses that do not DPV-confirm.