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GBR Postcode Format Check

The GBR Postcode Format Check processor checks for British postcodes in an attribute, and validates them syntactically, validating that the postcode conforms to a correct format for British postcodes.

Note that GBR Postcode Format Check uses a reference list of regular expressions to check for postcodes in a valid format.

Use

Use the GBR Postcode Format Check processor to validate that British postcodes have been entered correctly.

Note that the GBR Postcode Format Check processor is designed to check that an attribute contains a syntactically correct GBR postcode only. If the attribute contains a valid GBR postcode, and other data, it will fail the check (though leading and trailing whitespace can be ignored using an option).

Similarly, if you use GBR Postcode Format Check on more than one attribute, the check will be passed provided the attributes form a whole, syntactically valid, GBR postcode only. If any other data exists in those attributes, the check will fail.

Note: If you need to check if an attribute contains a valid GBR postcode, even where it is mixed with other data, use Regex Check with the Contains option and the same reference list of regular expressions.

Configuration

Inputs

Any number of attributes that you wish to check for valid GBR postcodes, or multiple attributes that comprise a GBR postcode (for example, if Outcode and Incode are in separate attributes).

Options

Option	Type	Purpose	Default Value
Valid postcode address patterns	Reference Data (Regular Expressions Category)	Provides a list of valid GBR postcode regular expressions	*UK Postcode Regex
Trim leading and trailing spaces	Yes/No	Allows valid postcodes to be detected where there are spaces either side of the postcode	No
Normalize intra-postcode space	Yes/No	Allows valid postcodes to be detected where a varying amount of whitespace may exist between parts of the postcode. Note that the default regular expression used for validation is already tolerant of multiple spaces, so this option does not normally need to be set.	No
Postcode may be split across attributes	Yes/No	Sets whether or not to allow the postcode to be split across attributes (for example, across separate Outcode and Incode attributes)	No

Outputs

Data attributes

None

Flags

Flag attribute	Purpose	Possible Values
GBRPostcodeValid	Indicates which data passes the GBR Postcode Check	Y/N

Publication to Dashboard

A GBR Postcode Format Check's results may be published to the Dashboard.

The following interpretation of results is used by default:

Result	Dashboard Interpretation
Valid	Pass
Invalid	Alert

Execution

Execution Mode	Supported
Batch	Yes
Real time Monitoring	Yes
Real time Response	Yes

Results Browsing

The GBR Postcode Format Check produces a summary view of its results, showing the following statistics:

Statistic	Meaning
Valid records	Records with only a GBR postcode in a valid pattern in one of the checked attributes (or across checked attributes, where splitting of the postcode is allowed)
Invalid records	Records where the data in the checked attribute was not in a valid GBR postcode pattern

Output Filters

The following output filters are available from a GBR Postcode Format Check:

Valid records
Invalid records

Example

In this example, GBR Postcode Format Check is used to check data in a POSTCODE attribute:

Summary View

Drilldown on Valid Records

Drilldown on Invalid Records