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The system will use entered data for client (address, city, state, zip code) and will use that information to get data from the United States Postal Service (USPS) to validate and get other information about the address entered.  This requires the organization to fill out a form to get an account. Use this website to [https://www.usps.com/business/web-tools-apis/welcome.htm 'Register Now']. After a few minutes you should receive an email from the USPS that contains a username and password.  Enter those values in the USPS Address Validator setup.  Administrator-->USPS Address Validator-->USPS Account Settings.


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To use the system, within a client record or eligibility record, ensure the address, city, state, and zip code are entered.  Press the "Validate Address" button.  This will give you information about the address as known by USPS.


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The information from the USPS may also include whether the address is a business, whether believed to be vacant, whether the address can be delivered to, and whether the USPS updated the address, city, state or zip code to be correct.  You can update the originally entered values using the USPS returned values.  For individual values, click the checkbox next to the item you want to update and click the 'Update Checked' button.  To update all fields using the USPS returned values (with the 5 digit zip code), press the 'Update All' button.

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==UPDATE 02/22/2024 Automatically Check Addresses Upon Entry==
Within the administration system, you can check the "Automatically Lookup" checkbox. When a user enters the address, city, state, and zip code in a client record, the system will check to ensure it matches the entry proposed by USPS. If it does not, the error box (at the top of the record) will show a potential problem and the address, city, state, and zip code entry boxes will be highlighted with a red border. Users may then use the "Validate Address" button in the client entry to determine the best information to use.