software/spectrum/lim/8_0/pdf/Spectrum_8.0.0_ReleaseNotes

Enterprise Geocoding Module
Full Screen Script Editing in Transformer
The Transformer stage now provides a full-screen script editor which makes it easier to work with larger,
more complex Groovy scripts.
Import/Export Source & Sink Settings
The Read from File and Write to File stages now include the option to import and export settings from
the File Properties tab, the Fields tab, and the Sort Fields tab. Use the Export function to save the configuration
for your current dataflow, and use the Import function to bring in that configuration to another
dataflow.
When you export settings from a Read from File or Write to File stage, the data is saved into an XML
file. The schema for that file is provided in the Read from File and Write to File sections of the Spectrum
Technology Platform User's Guide.
Enterprise Geocoding Module
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Geocoding Support for New Countries
The following countries are now supported for geocoding: Chile, China, Estonia, Greece, Hong Kong,
India, Indonesia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macau, The Philippines, Russia, Slovakia, and Slovenia. To geocode
locations in these countries, you must license the geocoding database for the respective country. For
more information, contact your account executive.
Legacy Geocoders No Longer Supported
The legacy country-specific geocoding stages are no longer supported. The country-specific geocoding
stages are those with names that end in a country code, like Geocode Address BRA, Geocode Address
CAN, Geocode Address FRA, and so on. If you have dataflows that use these stages, you must update
your dataflows to use Geocode Address Global before upgrading to Spectrum Technology Platform
8.0. If you need assistance updating your dataflows please contact technical support.
Note:
There are two exceptions to the end of life for legacy geocoding stages: Geocode Address GBR
and Geocode Address AUS will continue to be supported.
Support for New Centrus Data Format
As you may have read in the Centrus data release notes and in previous communications, the April 2012
Centrus data release introduced a new data format which provides better performance, improved geocoding
accuracy, and improved match rates.
Note:
As previously communicated, the old data format will be available until November 2012. At that
time you must either apply this product update to your 7.0 installation or upgrade to 8.0 in order
to continue using the latest Centrus data.
New G-NAF Geocoding Options
If you use G-NAF data for Australian geocoding, two new options are available:
Point Type (API:
GNAFPointType)
For street address matching, specifies whether to return the parcel latitude/longitude
or the street frontage latitude/longitude. This option is available only if
Spectrum Technology Platform 8.0