Address Validation helps in validating the Ship To and Bill To addresses to avoid any address related issues in later stages. The address validation API from UPS is used to request general validation of city, state and zip code, or a validation of a specific street address in the U.S. or Puerto Rico.

The validate address functionality in SAP Business One is available in the:

1. Business Partner Master Data
   
2. Delivery Document
   

  Note

Address validation feature works only for U.S. and Puerto Rico address.

Special character is not supported in customer name for UPS.

Business Partner Master Data

The addresses in SAP Business One can be validated according to the UPS address format in the customer master data. 

In SAP Business One, choose Main Menu → Business Partner → Business Partner Master Data → Addresses.

 

To validate the Bill To and Ship To addresses of a customer, choose the icon in the Addresses Tab in Business Partner Master Data.

  Note

The validate address functionality in Business Partner Master Data works only if the Shipping Type in the General tab is UPS.

Delivery Document

Addresses in SAP Business One can be validated according to UPS address format in delivery document. To validate the Bill To and Ship To addresses of a customer, choose the icon in the Logistics tab in the delivery document.

  Note

The validate address functionality in Delivery Document works only if the Shipping Type in the Logistics tab is UPS.

Windows Enhancements 

New fields that are relevant to the UPS have been added to the Delivery Document. The fields provide additional information regarding the UPS transactions.

Field Name	Description
Get Tracking Number	Fetches the tracking number from UPS. User can use this button when the tracking number is not fetched at the time of adding the document.
Logistics
Service	Displays the UPS services based on Ship from country.  Note The application uses the first line warehouse country as ship from country.
Integration Hub
Payer	Payer may be Shipper, Receiver, or Third Party.
Bill Account Number	Bill Account number given by freight carrier.
Customs Value	Goods value disclosed to customs
Insurance Amount	Amount insured for the goods.
Negotiated Rate Indicator	Rates negotiated with UPS.
Third Party Address	Address of Third Party Payer.
Third Party Contact Person	Contact person of Third Party Payer.

Address Validation Result

Address Validation Result enables to validate the addresses as per UPS address format with the help of API and notifies the user with the error message or successful message. SAP Business One displays the result with specific colors having a particular meaning as per the color result. 

 

If the address validation is 

1. Successful, the system displays the address in green color, along with the message in the status bar and suggestions in the grid. 
   
2. ​Unsuccessful or failed, the system displays the address in red color, along with the message in the status bar and suggestions in the grid.
   

Next Step: Freight Quote Retrieval in UPS in the Integration Hub