Business Coder:FAQ

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What kind of Business Firmographics Can I get from Business Coder?

The following are the fields and information that can be retrieved from the Business Coder Service:

Column Name	Data Definition
CompanyName	Name of the Business
AddressLine1	First Address Line
Suite	Suite
City	City
State	State
PostalCode	ZipCode/PostalCode
Plus4	Plus4 of the Address
DeliveryIndicator	Residential Or Business Address Indicator
MelissaAddressKey	Unique key assigned to an Address Record
MelissaAddressKeyBase	Unique Key assigned to the base address of a complex with apartments or suites.
LocationType	The code denoting whether the business is a headquarter, a branch, or a subsidiary headquarter. Possible Values: Output Value Definition 0 Single Location 1 Headquarters 2 Branches 3 Subsidiary Headquarters
Phone	10-Digit Phone Number
EmployeesEstimate	This field contains the estimate number of employees who work at this particular business location.
SalesEstimate	This field contains the estimate sales volume particular business location.
StockTicker	Unique abbreviation/symbol assigned by the stock exchange for listed companies.
WebAddress	The Web Address/Domain for a Company.
SICCode1	6-digit Standard Industrial Classification code for the business's primary activity (line of business).
SICCode2	Second SIC Code
SICCode3	Third SIC Code
NAICSCode1	North American Industry Classification System code.
NAICSCode2	Second NAICS Code
NAICSCode3	Third NAICS Code
SICDescription1	SIC Code Description
SICDescription2	Second SIC Code Description
SICDescription3	Third SIC Code Description
NAICSDescription1	NAICS Code Description
NAICSDescription2	Second NAICS Code Description
NAICSDescription3	Third NAICS Code Description
Latitude	Latitude Geo Coordinate
Longitude	Longitude Geo Coordinate
CountyName	Name of the County
CountyFIPS	FIPS of the County
CensusTract	Census Tract number for the address
CensusBlock	Census Block number for the address
PlaceCode	Census Bureau Place Code
PlaceName	Census Bureau Place Name
Results	Returns Record Specific Result Codes. Business Coder Result Code List
TransmissionResults	Returns Error Codes for Web Service Level issues.
RecordID	ID of the Record
TransmissionReference	Pass through of the Input Transmission Reference.
Version	Current Web Service Version
TotalRecords	The total number of records returned in the records array.

What type of Information can I submit to the Web Service in order to get business firmographics?

The Business Coder Web Service can be queried using any one of the following Input Data:

1. Address (With or without the company name)
2. Phone Number
3. Melissa Address Key (Can be retrieved using any of Melissa Data’s Address Verification Solutions)
4. Web Address
5. Stock Ticker