Address Validation

Autocomplete

Our Autocomplete search type is designed to provide accurate suggestions in real-time, that continually update as the user types. The user should provide the address elements in the order that they would appear on an envelope. Experian's powerful intuitive address validation tool uses data from over 245 countries to deliver validated, formatted and enriched addresses.

User workflow

1. The user selects the first address field and a country dropdown appears within the field with the default country automatically selected.

2. If the user requires a different country they can choose a country (and dataset combination if applicable) from the dropdown. The dropdown shows the core country and dataset combinations at the top and then lists all countries beneath that. When the country dropdown is open the user can start typing the first few letters of the country name or a 3 character ISO code to quickly jump to the required country.

   

   Keyboard shortcuts

   Down-arrow key opens the country dropdown, when the search box is empty
   Escape key closes an open country dropdown
   Up-arrow and Down-arrow keys navigate up and down the country dropdown
   Enter key selects a highlighted country
   Home key takes the focus to the top of an open country dropdown

3. Once a country is chosen the user starts to type into the address field. Suggestions will be displayed in a dropdown.

   

4. The user can then either:

   • Continue to type for a more accurate selection in the dropdown
   • Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight an address
   • Select an address from the dropdown using the Enter key or mouse

5. When a selection is made, the final address is displayed per the Microsoft Dynamics 365 field setup.

what3words

From v4.5.0 of the app, if you're searching in the United Kingdom you have the option of typing in either a regular postal address or a what3words 3 word address.

User workflow

1. The user selects the first address field and a country dropdown appears within the field with the default country automatically selected. Country selection is detailed for the Autocomplete workflow above.

2. Providing the chosen country is the United Kingdom, the user starts typing a what3word address into the single text box. Once a partial 3 word address is detected from the first letter of the third word, a list of matching 3 word addresses is displayed.

   

3. The user can then select one of the what3words addresses to trigger a search for all postal addresses within a 100m radius of the what3words address.

   • Either no addresses are found:

     

   • Or a picklist of postal addresses is displayed:

     

4. The user then selects an address from the list. This address will automatically be formatted in the correct fields per your Microsoft Dynamics 365 field setup.

5. If enrichment data has been set up to include the what3words dataset the configured data will be retrieved and mapped to the chosen object fields. This could include the what3words address itself or the latitude and longitude for the what3word address.