Configuring geocoding to use database properties

You can configure the geocoding service to look for addresses in database properties. For example, you might have database properties that are assigned semantic types of Street Name, City Name, and Post Code.

Procedure

To configure that database properties are to be used to geocode addresses:
  1. On the Geocoding page of the Data Sources task pane, select a geocoding service and click Configure Selected Geocoding Service.
  2. On the Database Properties page of the Geocoding Service Configuration window, select the Use database property values for geocoding check box.

    By default, database records are disabled, and no matching is attempted. All parameters must be manually set up by specifying their semantic types. This approach is the only way that you can specify which properties to use for mapping.

  3. Select each row of the table in turn. From the Use typed property value list, click Browse, and select a semantic type to use or select Ignore parameter.
    In this example, you might set:
    Source Geocoding parameter
    Street Name Street or Intersection
    City Name City or Placename
    <ignore> State
    Post Code ZIP Code
    Note:
    "*" in the Geocoding Parameter column indicates that it is a mandatory parameter.
  4. Optional: Click Reset to reset the settings for database properties back to their default values.