Address Search

Sometimes, it is necessary to create a location by searching for an address rather than entering a known address directly and validating it. This functionality leverages what address validation services call “address completion APIs”. These APIs take an address in textual form and return a set of matching addresses, allowing the user to select the correct one.

Nextian supports the creation of locations using address completion through the following steps:

1. Open any locations list view (App Launcher → Locations).
2. Click Address Search button.
3. Start typing the address in the search box.
4. Available addresses matching the text are presented.
5. Click on the address in the option list to select the address
6. Click Create Location to create the location corresponding to the address:
   • If a location with the selected address is already present, an error message is shown and duplicate is not created,
   • The location is validated upon saving.

A similar mechanism is also available in quoting when creating a line item for a new location-based service.