CASS Address Matching & Standardization 3

Question 1

What is the purpose of the LACSLink process in CASS certification?

Accepted Answer

To convert rural-style addresses to city-style addresses

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To validate P.O. Box addresses against USPS data

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To verify apartment and suite numbers within a building

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To assign carrier route codes to matched addresses

Question 2

A CASS Cycle O database contains what type of address records?

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Street, P.O. Box, rural route, highway contract, and military addresses

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Only P.O. Boxes and unique ZIP Codes

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Only residential street addresses in urban areas

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Business addresses only with suite-level data

Question 3

Which scenario best describes a 'false positive' in address matching?

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A non-existent address that matches to a valid USPS record due to similar components

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An address that exists in USPS data but is flagged as undeliverable

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A valid address that fails to match due to a minor spelling variation

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A P.O. Box that matches to a street address record

Question 4

In USPS address standardization, what does the 'secondary address line' typically contain?

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The apartment, suite, unit, or floor number

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The city, state, and ZIP Code

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The carrier route and walk sequence number

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The country name for international addresses

Question 5

How does SuiteLink processing improve CASS matching for business addresses?

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It appends secondary suite information to business addresses that lack it

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It adds missing ZIP+4 codes to business P.O. Box records

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It validates that business names match registered USPS delivery points

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It converts business route addresses to standard city-style format

Question 6

What CASS output code indicates that a matched address is vacant with no mail delivery?

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Vacancy indicator 'Y'

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DPV indicator 'N'

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No-Stat code 'Y'

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DPV footnote 'CC'

Question 7

When standardizing a directional prefix in an address like '123 North West Oak St', CASS software should:

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Output '123 NW Oak St' combining the two words into one directional

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Output '123 North West Oak St' preserving the original form

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Output '123 N W Oak St' abbreviating each word separately

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Flag the address as ambiguous and leave it unmatched