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# Address Validation badge

### Administration/Utilities Integration

| Name                                                                       | Type        | Description                                                                                                                                   | Comments                                                                                |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Disable address validation option                                          | Required    | The Seller should be able to disable or enable address validations in the config screen.                                                      |                                                                                         |
| Standardize and correct Address input                                      | Required    | Providing the ability to standardize and correct the address information and optionally Accept or Ignore the recommended changes from AvaTax. |                                                                                         |
| Address Validation for North American Addresses Only                       | Required    | Avalara Address Validation endpoint only works with US and Canadian Addresses. Do not call the service for other countries.                   |                                                                                         |
| Disable address validation during order entry option                       | Conditional | The Seller should be able to disable or enable address validation during order entry in the config screen.                                    | If address validation is automatic, merchant must have option to disable this function. |
| Have an option to return Address Validation results in upper or lower case | Suggested   | Avalara Address Validation provides an option for the returning results in upper or lower case.                                               |                                                                                         |
| Batch Validation Utility/Process                                           | Suggested   | Once an address has been Validated (optionally standardized and corrected), recommend marking the address as Validated.                       |                                                                                         |
| Implement an Is Dirty Flag on Addresses in your Application                | Suggested   | Keep track if making a call to Address Validation is even necessary.                                                                          |                                                                                         |
| Capture Address Type                                                       | Suggested   | Does address validation capture address type Business/ Home / ETC.                                                                            |                                                                                         |

### Address Validation Touchpoints

| Name                                                                  | Type      | Description                                          | Comments |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| Send required header level data elements                              | Required  | Destination Address   Origin Address                 |          |
| Send optional line (detail) level data elements – Destination address | Suggested | If items are being shipped to multiple destinations. |          |
| Send optional line (detail) level data elements – Origin address      | Suggested | If items are being shipped from multiple locations.  |          |

### Server Audit Clarity

| Name                                                                         | Type     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Comments |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| Pass connector identifier information via the TaxSvc.Profile.Client property | Required | Integrations must include information about the connector, such as name, version, and company name, as a signature to each transaction. EXAMPLE: TaxSvc.Profile.Client = 'Dynamics AX,9.0,MyApp for AX by ACME INC,1.0' |          |

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