About modifying an address locator's settings

When an address locator is created, default parameters of the geocoding properties and options are saved in the locator. The geocoding properties and options control how the locator finds and filters the list of candidates, how it places the locations of matched addresses, and what information is contained in the geocoding output. The following list shows what properties and options you can change:

• Relative paths to the reference data
• Input address field names
• Place-name alias table
• Spelling sensitivity
• Minimum candidate score
• Minimum match score
• Intersection connectors
• Side offset distance
• End offset distance
• Match if candidates tie
• Output fields, which include the following:
  • X- and y-coordinates
  • Standardized addresses (for pre-ArcGIS 10 locators only)
  • Reference data ID
  • Percent along

See Defining the address locator components for more information about components and matching options in an address locator that you can modify.

Accessing the address locators

To modify the address locator's settings, you must have write permission to the computer where you create and store the address locator. If the address locator is stored in an ArcSDE geodatabase, the database administrator must grant you privileges on the address locator.

Learn more about accessing an ArcSDE address locator

If you publish the address locator as a geocode service in ArcGIS Server and later modify the settings of the address locator, the geocode service must be restarted for the new settings to be incorporated into the service.

Modifying an address locator's settings

When an address locator is created, geocoding properties and options are saved in the locator. On the Address Locator Properties dialog box, you can see the paths to the reference data and the reference data fields that are used for the locator. Although you cannot change the reference data, you can modify the geocoding options. See Modifying an address locator's settings to learn how to modify the settings of a locator.

Modifying a composite address locator's settings

When a composite address locator is created, references to participating address locators, geocoding properties, and options are saved in the composite locator. On the Composite Address Locator Properties dialog box, you can add or remove participating address locators and modify the geocoding options. See Modifying a composite address locator's settings to learn how to modify the settings of a composite locator.