Many users manually geocode data by clicking All Records > Geocoder and then Start Geocoding. For users with access to our Backgrounding features, a job can be configured to Geocode any new records found in the system.
Configuring the Geocoder Job
Create a new Job under Background Jobs.
Choose Geocoder as the job type
Provide a Job Name
Provide The following required arguments as described below.
Arguments
The background job accepts the following arguments:
1. remote_political_areas
Description: Specifies whether county FIPs codes should be included.
Default Value:
'0'Usage: Set to 1 to obtain FIPs codes during geocoding
2. reprocess
Description: Should the system re-geocode records that are already geocoded
Default Value:
'0'Usage: Set to 1 to re-geocode
3. user_group_ids
Description: A comma-separated list of MetaLocator User Group IDs to limit the scope of the job.
Default Value:
''Usage: Example 1,2,3
4. tlds
Description: A comma-separated list of ISO-standard two-letter country codes to limit the scope of the job.
Default Value:
''Usage: Example: US, CA
5. exclude_tagids
Description: A comma-separated list category IDs to exclude to limit the scope of the job.
Default Value:
''Usage: Example: 1,2,3
6. discard_tld_differences
Description: A flag to ignore geocoding results where the geocoder's country code does not match the record's country code. This can be indicative of a poor match.
Default Value:
''Usage: Example: 1,2,3