Create Composite Address Locator

The mapping of input fields used by each participating locator to the input fields of the composite locator.This includes the fields and field contents that are generated by the participating locators. Each unique input field is listed in the Field Map parameter. On the left in the Input Fields column, is a list of all the input fields for the composite locator. When you select a field, you can view the fields from each participating locator that are mapped to that field under the Subfield and Properties columns. These fields are the input fields for the composite locator.Do not delete any locator fields from the Field Map parameter. A composite locator created without all locator fields is invalid.

The selection criteria for each participating locator. Only one selection criterion is supported for each participating locator.When building a composite locator, you can specify which locators are used based on the values of input address fields. For example, if the composite locator uses a locator that contains street data for a specific city, you can filter out any addresses or places that do not have that city name. Using selection criteria will disqualify participating locators that do not meet the criteria for a particular address so that the geocoding process will be more efficient. For instance, if a street address locator is specified with a selection criterion as "City" = 'Atlanta', only addresses that contain the city name Atlanta will be geocoded using this locator.To specify a selection criterion, check the locator check box under the Selection Criteria column that you want to apply the criterion to. You can enter an expression such as "City" = 'Atlanta' in the text box or click the more button to open the Specify Locator Selection Criteria dialog box and define the criteria.

Specifies the fallback order of the participating locators to which addresses can be matched to increase the probability of finding the best match when geocoding.Use locator order—Participating locators will be in the order they were added and adhere to the fallback order described in Combine multiple locators into a composite locator. This is the default.Order by role and score—Individual roles of participating locators will be grouped and ordered from most to least precise. Results will be returned for more precise roles first followed by less precise roles, and for results that are returned for different locators with the same role, results will be returned based on score. It is recommended that you use this option if you have a multirole locator and several single role locators or if you have more than one multirole locator. This automatically orders the locators and roles into a recommended, optimal fallback order.Custom order—A customizable fallback order for participating locators will be used that allows you to insert locators between the roles of a multirole locator.