You can select what fields are used to match the address in your data source to the addresses in the Raisers Edge using the Address Area Settings.  These settings will help you avoid adding duplicate addresses into the Raiser's Edge.


The matching criteria in Address Area Settings determines which of the address fields are used to determine the match (US address options shown below).

Once you have determined which fields you would like to use as a match, then you can select how you want Importacular to process matching records (shown below).

These options will:

  • Always add the address even if there is a matching address on the record
  • Add a new address only when no existing match if found but update the matched address. (This will update other areas that are not used for the matching such as unchecked match fields as well as other fields such as from date, etc)
  • Just overwrite the preferred address with the incoming address. (This is useful where you only want one address and are assured that the incoming address is most reliable)
  • Only add new addresses and do not update matched addresses. This is useful where you do not want to update other non-matching fields such as those that are unchecked or other fields like date from.


For information on how Importacular uses addresses to match the data in your data source to records in Raiser's Edge for the purposes of not creating duplicate constituents, please see our User Guide section discussing Criteria Sets.


Should you need a bit of help deciding what you would like your address match settings to be, please see this knowledgebase article.