Configuring address validation

You can configure the Quick Address System (QAS) at your organisation to enable address fields that display matching results as you type.

Tip: You can also configure these settings using the Interface Settings window in SynWeb. See Using the Interface Settings window.

To configure address validation:

  1. Select Module > System > Configuration File Maintenance from the main menu.
    The Configuration File Maintenance window is displayed.
  2. Set the Value field of the AddressValidation:EnabledFlag configuration setting to True. SeeĀ AddressValidation:EnabledFlag configuration setting.
  3. Type the name of the address validation provider into the Value field of the Provider:Name configuration setting. See Provider:Name configuration setting.
  4. Type the URL of the address validation provider into the Value field of the Provider:URL configuration setting. See Provider:URL configuration setting.
  5. Type the username used for the address validation provider into the Value field of the Provider:Username configuration setting. See Provider:Username configuration setting.
  6. Type the password used for the address validation provider into the Value field of the Provider:Password configuration setting. SeeĀ Provider:Password configuration setting.
  7. Type the authorisation token used for the address validation provider into the Value field of the Provider:AuthToken configuration setting. See Provider:AuthToken configuration setting.
  8. Type a number into the Value field of the Provider:Timeout configuration setting to determine how long (in milliseconds) before the address validation search times out. See Provider:Timeout configuration setting.
  9. Type a number into the Value field of the Provider:ResultLimit configuration setting to determine the maximum number of address results displayed by the QAS search. See Provider:ResultLimit configuration setting.
  10. Set the Value field of the following configuration settings to True to enable address validation search for the modules used by your organisation:

    ā€¢ Module:CommunityPortal configuration setting. See Module:CommunityPortal configuration setting.
    ā€¢ Module:OnlineApplications configuration setting. SeeĀ Module:OnlineApplications configuration setting.
    ā€¢ Module:SynWeb configuration setting. SeeĀ Module:SynWeb configuration setting.
    ā€¢ Module:Windows configuration setting. SeeĀ Module:Windows configuration setting.

  11. Determine whether confirmation alerts are displayed when addresses are validated using the AddressValidation:ConfirmOnValidate configuration setting. See AddressValidation:ConfirmOnValidate configuration setting.