Query NDC Bad Postal Code
We cross-check the postal codes we collect as part of Postal Code field collection against a list of known-good postal codes.
Template:CFE Data Integrity Checks Steps
Comparison
Comparisons are done as part of vetting via NDC query NDC_Bad_Postal_Code in CFE. Steps will be:
<we need to fill these in when we have completed the first-time updates, we deferred decision on the steps today to when we have done partial cleaning and know how much is left.>
... when you update Table Postal_Code_Master you only need to fill in the fields postal code, town and MB_RHA, we will eliminate the other fields.
updating the codes
Codes are stored in Table Postal Code Master. Codes can be manually added to or imported into this table when a new master set becomes available.
File Locations
old master imports can be found at X:\CCMDB\z_archive\PostalCode
Where was it obtained
- From Randy Martens to Julie Mojica
integrated with
Wikipedia Postal codes listings across Canada
Wikipedia, Postal codes in Canada
- at the top of the article shows the the first letter that a postal code starts with for a province.
Map showing first letter used in postal codes across Canada
RHA Listings
- see Manitoba RHAs
Start Date
2014-09-29 Cleaning to start end of August 2016