Validating Customer Addresses in S/4 using Google Address Validation API

⇨ Master data is fundamental data used in transactions. In SAP, customer master data is vital, containing details like names, addresses, contact information, and payment terms.

⇨ To streamline and automate customer address validation, businesses can utilize the Google Address Validation API. This web service offers validation and standardization for addresses in over 240 countries and territories.

⇨ The article will demonstrate how to create an ABAP report that reads customer addresses from a table, employs the Google Address Validation API for each address, evaluates the response status, and records the outcome.

Customer addresses are crucial for businesses involved in sales, delivery, invoicing, or marketing. Accurate and consistent address data enhances customer satisfaction, lowers operational costs, and streamlines business workflows. However, managing this data can pose challenges due to varying formats, languages, and standards in different countries and regions. To streamline and automate customer address validation, businesses can utilize the Google Address Validation API. This web service offers validation and standardization for addresses in over 240 countries and territories. It ensures addresses are real, corrects any spelling or formatting mistakes, and provides a standardized format in line with postal service guidelines. This article guides users in validating customer addresses in their SAP master data using this API.