Find all prevalidated fields from validation file by selecting a tag |
Select a Tag |
Select the tag whose associated ALI data you want to load into the window. You can then edit the information for this specific ALI. |
You can simplify the entry of ALI data by setting up tags in a file called validate.txt. This page explains where to place the file, and where to find the samplevalidate.txt file, which explains the format of the file.
When you create a tag, you enter information that is common between several ALIs, such as company name, city, state, and so forth. For example, if you have a 25-story building, and you are creating an ERL for each floor, you could create a tag called "25story." Then, instead of retyping the information for the building 25 times, you select a tag and the ALI data is loaded with the data you defined for the tag. |
ALI Data |
House Number |
The number from the postal street address for the building (for example, the "170" in 170 West Tasman Dr.) |
The number can be up to 10 characters, but your service provider might only support 8 character numbers. |
House Number Suffix |
The number extension (such as /2) for the house number, if any. |
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Street Name |
The street name from the postal address for the building. |
You are limited to 60 characters. |
Prefix Directional |
A leading directional indicator if the street name contains one, for example, N for North. |
Can be one of these directions: N, S, E, W, NE, NW, SE, SW. |
Street Suffix |
The type of street. Select the type from the drop-down list, and the field is filled with one of the abbreviations accepted by the U.S. Postal Service Publication 28, for example, AVE for Avenue. |
You can also type in the suffix. You are limited to 4 characters. |
Post Directional |
A trailing directional indicator if the street name contains one, for example, N for North. |
Can be one of these directions: N, S, E, W, NE, NW, SE, SW. |
Community Name |
The community name for the address, for example, a city, town, or district name. |
You are limited to 32 characters. |
State |
The 2-digit state abbreviation. |
You are limited to 2 characters. |
Main NPA |
The 3-digit area code of the main number associated with the ERL. |
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Main Telephone No. |
The main phone number associated with the ERL. This might be the number of the security office for the ERL. |
You are limited to 7 characters. |
Class of Service |
Select the class of service for the ERL. |
If you do not know your class of service, ask your service provider. |
Type of Service |
Select the type of service for the ERL. |
If you do not know your class of service, ask your service provider. |
Exchange |
The Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) exchange identifier for the serving telephone office for the phone. |
You are limited to 4 characters. Ask your service provider for this identifier. |
Customer Name |
The subscriber name associated with the ERL, typically, your company name. |
You are limited to 32 characters. |
Order Number |
The service order number of the activity of establishing or updating this record. |
You are limited to 10 characters. Work with your service provider to determine a valid order number, if one is needed. |
Extract Date |
The date on which the record was created. |
This is a read-only field. |
County ID |
The county identification code for the zone. In the USA, use the FIPS code assigned to the county by the U.S. Census Bureau. |
You are limited to 4 characters. |
Company ID |
Your NENA-registered company identification code. |
You are limited to 5 characters. |
Zip Code |
The postal zip code for the address. |
Indicates a U.S. zip code on a U.S. service order record or a Canadian postal code on a Canadian service order record. U.S. Format: NNNNN or NNNNN-NNNN Canadian Format: ANANAN or ANA[space] NAN |
Zip Code Extension |
The postal zip code "plus four" number. |
You are limited to 4 digits. |
Customer Code |
Your customer code. Ask your service provider if you do not know your code. |
You are limited to 3 characters.
If you change this field, Emergency Responder generates two records: a Delete record to remove the ALI with the old code, and an Insert record to add the ALI with the new code. This Delete and Insert sequence is only generated the next time you export ALI: you must ensure that you submit this export file to the service provider. |
Comments |
Optional comments. These comments might be displayed at the PSAP if an emergency call is made from this ERL. |
You are limited to 30 characters. |
Longitude |
The longitude of the ERL. |
You are limited to 9 digits. |
Latitude |
The latitude of the ERL. |
You are limited to 9 digits. |
Elevation |
The elevation of the ERL. |
You are limited to 5 digits. |
TAR Code |
The taxing area rate code. |
You are limited to 6 characters. |
Location |
Additional location information, in free form, to help identify the exact location of the phone.
This information is displayed to your security personnel along with the ERL name when an emergency call is made, so use this field to help locate the caller. For example, you might repeat the street address that is defined in several separate fields elsewhere on this page. |
You are limited to 60 characters. |
Reserved |
Information your service provider might require to create a valid ALI file. |
Ask your service provider if you must enter anything in the reserved area.
Be aware that NENA and CSV requirements may be different. For example, ERL Import does not require that you enter anything in the Reserved field. You can give an empty string in each of the ERL records and Emergency Responder accepts this file for importing. However, you must not delete the field itself from the file. The field must be there in the record; it can be an empty string delimited with a comma. |
Save and Close button |
Click Save and Close to save your changes and close the Enter ALI Information page. |
This button is only available when entering information for a new ERL. |
Update ALI Info button. |
Click Update ALI Info to save your changes. |
This button is only available when viewing a previously configured ERL. |
Cancel Changes button |
Click Cancel Changes to change the fields on this page back to the last saved settings. |
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Close button |
Click Close to close the window. |
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