EXTERNAL_ADDRESS_SOURCE

Product

Civic Platform, Citizen Access, Mobile Office

Type

System Switch

Description

This Standard Choice defines the external address source. Agencies can use existing APO repository information and maintain just one APO repository for all their needs.

Table 1. EXTERNAL_ADDRESS_SOURCE Standard Choice Values
Standard Choice Value Value Desc Description
SOURCE_URL

(Required for Silverlight GIS)

http:// <host>/<agissl>/<xapo.asmx?wsdl> The external APO source URL. For example, https://agency.com/agissl/xapo.asmx?WSDL
SOURCE_REST_API_URL

(Required for JavaScript GIS)

http://<host>/<agis> The source URL for the Civic Platform GIS (JavaScript version) REST API
SOURCE_LOCATION Internal

External (Required for XAPO data source)

Indicates whether data source is Internal or External. Internal indicates that Civic Platform uses the current Civic Platform reference APO as the source. External indicates an XAPO data source. Default is Internal.
CAN_CONTAIN_ OWNERS Yes

No

This value specifies whether the owner information associated with the selected address can populate within the application. If you set the value description to Yes, the Owner tab of the reference Address detail portlet can list all the owners related to the address.

If you set the value description fields for CAN_CONTAIN_OWNERS and CAN_CONTAIN_PARCELS to Yes and you enable FID 8232 Get Parcel And Owner, Civic Platform exposes the Get Parcel & Owner button on the Address section of the application intake form.

CAN_CONTAIN_ PARCELS Yes

No

This value specifies whether the parcel information associated with the selected address can populate within the application. If you set the value description to Yes, the Parcel tab of the reference Address detail portlet can list all the parcels related to the address.
SOURCE_ATTRIBUTES_ MAPPING_ENABLE Yes

No

This value specifies whether the external APO data source handles the mapping between the address template attributes and the GIS map layer fields. When Civic Platform uses GIS as its external APO data source and each APO template attribute is mapped to a GIS map layer field, users can search for external APO data by template attribute.
SOURCE_AUTH_PWD Enter the web service authentication user password. This is the user password for accessing the web service.
SOURCE_AUTH_USER The web service authentication user name. This is the user name for accessing the web service.
SOURCE_ID A unique ID. This value identifies the source in the code.
SOURCE_MAP_SERVICE_ID Map Service ID. This value specifies the map service from which you want to retrieve geocoded addresses as external addresses.
SOURCE_METHOD Web service The APO source method to connect to the external source. Civic Platform only supports web service.
SOURCE_NAME Enter the source name. The name of the external source.
WEB_SERVICE_ SSL_SUPPORTED Yes (default)

No

True

False

This value defines whether the web service needs SSL data transfer.
IS_XML_DATA Yes

No (default)

Specifies whether to use the XML data source.
XAPO_CLIENT_VERSION 7.2.3 7.2.3 stands for Civic Platform Version 7.2.0 Feature Pack 3. In 7.2.0 Feature Pack 3, Civic Platform added 5 address fields: House # Alpha (start), House # Alpha (end), Level Prefix, Level # (start), and Level # (end). You must define this Standard Choice value so users can search for addresses by the 5 address fields in the external APO source.