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During processing, a number of additional fields are added to your database to offer information as a result of processing.

Footnote: Indicates if a record match was made, and, if not, why it could not as well as the type of move.
Ret Code: Indicates whether or not the address was successfully matched to the Move Update database, and if not, what deficiency in the address prevented a match.
Rec Type: Indicates how the record was matched.
Urban. Name: Added for Puerto Rican addresses.
COA Match Flag: Indicates whether or not a move has a forwarding address.
COA Move Date: Provides the recorded date of the move.
COA Move Type: Indicates whether the move involves a family, business or individual.
COA/DSF Processing Date: Provides the date of processing.

Move Update Return Codes Indicates whether or not the address was successfully matched to the Move Update database and, if not, what deficiency in the address prevented a match.
01	Nixie with a Nixie Score* of 1 without ZIP+4 (Nixie only)
02	Nixie with a Nixie Score* of 2 without ZIP+4 (Nixie only)
03	Nixie with a Nixie Score* of 3 without ZIP+4 (Nixie only)
04	Nixie with a Nixie Score* of 4 without ZIP+4 (Nixie only)
11	Invalid City/ST/ZIP
12	Invalid State (FASTforward only)
13	Invalid City (FASTforward only)
17	Insufficient data (FASTforward only)
21	Address not found
22	Multiple response
23	DSF error in primary (DSF only)
24	DSF error in secondary (DSF only)
26	Box closed (NCOA only)
27	No forwarding address (NCOA only
28	Foreign move (NCOA only
30	DSF vacant (DSF only)
31	Single response. A unique ZIP+4 match was made to the USPS ZIP+4 file and no further information is necessary.
32	Default response. A match was made to the USPS ZIP+4 file. With more information (e.g., a suite or apartment number) a unique ZIP+4 would be assigned. Default ZIP+4 codes are assigned to certain buildings or high-rises. Within the high-rise there may be more specific ZIP+4 codes for specific floors, suite ranges or even firms within a building.
33	Non-deliverable (NCOA or FASTforward only)
34	DSF seasonal (DSF only)
35	DSF match (DSF only)
36	Individual move (NCOA or FASTforward only)
37	Family move (NCOA or FASTforward only)
38	Business move (NCOA or FASTforward only)
39	LACS conversion (LACS only)
43	Nixie with a Nixie score* of 1 with ZIP+4 (NCOA only)
44	Nixie with a Nixie score* of 2 with ZIP+4 (NCOA only)
45	Nixie with a Nixie score* of 3 with ZIP+4 (NCOA only)
46	Nixie with a Nixie score* of 4 with ZIP+4 (NCOA only)
98	Non-USPS ZIP (FASTforward only)

* The "Nixie Score" indicates how close a record comes to matching an NCOA record. The lower the Nixie Score, the closer the match. The Nixie Score is calculated from the Nixie footnotes (see Nixie Footnote Codes). If the Nixie footnotes include "P", the record was close to matching an NCOA record, and the Nixie Score for a record is 1. Otherwise, the Nixie Score is determined by adding 1 to the number of elements that did not match: Name element: No match if Nixie footnote includes F, G, H, I, J, K, L or V Primary address element: No match if Nixie footnote includes D, M, N or O Secondary address element: No match if Nixie footnote includes E, Q, U, W or X

COA Match Flag Codes Indicates whether or not a move has a forwarding address.
C	Undeliverable. The carrier filed an action indicating that delivery to this person at this address cannot be accomplished.
F	Foreign move. The customer has moved to a foreign address.
G	Box closed. The customer's PO box has been closed and no forwarding address was filed.
K	No forwarding address. The customer has moved and left no forwarding address.
M	Forwardable move. The customer has moved and left a forwarding address.
N	Nixie. There was a close match, but not close enough to be a NCOA match.
P	Error in primary. The new primary address did not match to DSF.
S	Error in secondary. The new primary address matched to DSF, but the secondary address could not be verified.

LACS Record Types
2	Individual match to Rural Route or Highway Contract with box number.
3	Individual match to street with zone split.
5	Address matched to Rural Route or Highway Contract with box number.
7	Address matched to street.
8	Individual matched to Rural Route or Highway Contract with no box number.

Record Types
F	Matched to Firm record.
G	Matched to General Delivery record.
H	Matched to Highrise record.
P	Matched to PO Box record.
R	Matched to Rural Route record.
S	Matched to USPS Street record.

COA Move Type Codes Indicates whether the move involves a family, business or individual.
B	Business
F	Family
I	Individual

NCOA Footnote Codes Indicates if a record match was made, and, if not, why it could not as well as the type of move.
1	Individual move, middle name or initial missing.
2	Individual move, matched full middle name to middle initial.
3	Individual move, matched full first name to initial.
4	Family move, first or middle name different
A	Default response.
B	PO Box.
C	Highway Contract with box number.
D	Rural Route default.
E	Alphanumeric match in numeric range, primary number.
F	Firm.
G	General Delivery.
H	Highrise.
I	Alphanumeric match in numeric range, Highrise secondary number.
J	Alphanumeric match in numeric range, Highway Contract number.
K	Highway Contract default.
L	Building default.
M	Military ZIP default.
N	Non-deliverable.
O	Alphanumeric match in numeric range, PO Box number.
P	Postmaster.
Q	Alphanumeric match in numeric range, Rural Route number.
R	Rural Route with box number.
S	Street.
T	Small town default.
U	Unique ZIP.
V	Alphanumeric match in numeric range, Firm record secondary address.
W	Highrise alternate default logic.
X	No match to ZIP+4.
Y	Ambiguous dual, no match.

FASTforward Footnote Codes Indicates if a record match was made, and, if not, why it could not as well as the type of move.
A	ZIP Code corrected. The original ZIP Code was incorrect for the delivery address given and was changed to the correct ZIP Code.
B	City/State Corrected. The City and State were corrected to correspond to the matched address for the other information provided.
C	Invalid City/State/ZIP. A matching address could not be found in the National Database within the City/State or ZIP Code and the City and/or State and/or ZIP Code were not corrected.
D	Non-deliverable address. The address was found in the National Database but was specifically flagged by the Postal Service as a non-deliverable address. For example, a non-deliverable address might be a loading dock at the rear of a building or an address within a building complex where the postal carrier delivers only to the main office. No ZIP+4 Code is assigned to non-deliverable addresses.
E	ZIP assigned for multiple response. Multiple responses were found in the National Database, and they were all in the same 5-digit ZIP Code and/or Carrier Route. A 5-digit ZIP Code and/or Carrier Route was assigned.
F	Address not found. A match, or close match, for the data in the delivery address field could not be found in the National Database with the ZIP Code or City and State entered. Possible causes: The street number or unit number is out of range. The street name was not found. The encoding process corrects many misspelled street names but some misspellings will not be identified as matches. In general, the encoding process tends to ignore vowels, but is more sensitive to consonants. The predirectional or postdirectional was incorrect. Some occurrences of multiple words can cause an address not to be found. If the actual street name is Greenview, and it was entered as Green View, it may not be found in the database. Similarly, if the actual address was Green View, and it was entered as Greenview, it may not be found. Sometimes abbreviated street names will not be found in the database. For example, MLK Drive may not be recognized as Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Non-address information is included in the delivery address.
G	Firm used in address. Part or all of the Firm information was used to supplement or replace the delivery address information in order to encode the input address.
H	Missing Apartment/Suite number. The address was missing an Apartment or Suite number as compared to the National Database.
I	Insufficient/Incorrect Data. The given delivery address was found in the database, but there were multiple occurrences of the address because of a missing address element.
J	Multiple input used PO Box. The delivery address included both a PO Box number and a non-PO Box number. The PO Box information was used to determine the ZIP+4 Code.
K	Multiple input used non-PO Box. The delivery address included both a PO Box number and a non-PO Box number. The non-PO Box information was used to determine the ZIP+4 Code.
L	Delivery address component changed. One or more components of the delivery address was changed. For example, Street was changed to Avenue.
M	Street name spelling changed. The street name portion of the delivery address was changed to the correct spelling.
N	Delivery address standardized. The delivery address was corrected to the USPS standardized format.
O	Reserved.
P	Better delivery address exists. The address was found in the National Database and the Plus 4 assigned, however a better or more complete address exists and should be used.
Q	EWS (Early Warning System) match. The address matches an address range in the EWS file. The EWS file contains address ranges for new addresses not yet incorporated into the ZIP+4/eLOT database.
R	City abbreviated. The city name after address standardization was too long to fit in the space allocated, so it was abbreviated. If a standardized abbreviated city name exists in the database, the standardized abbreviation is used. Otherwise, the city name is shortened by removing vowels until the city name is short enough to fit in the allocated field space.
S	Incorrect secondary number. The suite, apartment or unit number was not in the range of valid numbers.
T	Magnet street multiple response. The input address was not encoded due to Magnet Street matching rules and a multiple response was generated.
U	Unofficial PO name. The city name was not an official USPS post office name. This occurs most often with "prestige" localities or smaller communities that do not have their own post office. The city name answer will be changed to the official post office de
V	Unverifiable City/State. The city or state could not be verified as corresponding to the 5-diget ZIP Code.
W	Small town default. The input delivery address was a street name or PO Box, but the actual delivery address was returned as General Delivery. This occurs with certain small town post offices.
X	Unique ZIP Code default. The 5-digit ZIP is unique, and the Plus 4 is the default Plus 4 for that unique ZIP Code.
Y	Input ZIP removed. The input ZIP Code was removed during encoding.
Z	ZIP move match. The input address was encoded by using ZIP Move data.
0	Delivery address line used.
1	Alternate address line 1 used.
2	Alternate address line 2 used. (Not available in all cases.)
3	Reserved.
4	Parsed address fields used. (Not available in all cases.)
5	Apartment/Suite field used.
6	Puerto Rican Urbanization Name assigned.
7	Input Puerto Rican Urbanization Name changed.
8	Urbanization abbreviated.
9	County Name abbreviated. (Not available in all cases.)
@	Firm too long.
#	Firm abbreviated.
$	Address too long.
%	Address not standardized.
&	Address abbreviated

ZIP+4/DSF Footnote Codes Indicates if a record match was made, and, if not, why it could not as well as the type of move.
AA	Matched to ZIP+4.
A1	Not matched to ZIP+4.
A2	Alias street name matched to ZIP+4 base street name.
A3	Matched to ZIP+4 alternate record.
BB	Matched to DSF.
B1	Not matched to DSF.
B2	Alias street name matched to DSF base street name.
B3	Matched to DSF alternate record.
CC	Matched to DSF but address is missing or contains invalid secondary information.
D	Corrected City name or State.
E	Corrected primary address.
F	Corrected and/or abbreviated the secondary unit designator or secondary unit number.
G	Delivery Point vacant.
H	ZIP Code was corrected or added.
J	Failure to match last line of address.
L	Locality error.
K	Multiple match on primary address.
K1	Multiple match due to missing or incorrect directional(s).
K2	Multiple match due to missing or incorrect suffix.
L	Locality error.
M1	Missing street number.
M2	Address not found.
M3	No such primary number.
M4	Firm name not matched.
N1	Highrise with missing secondary unit designator or secondary unit number.
N2	Secondary unit number not found.
P1	Rural Route or Highway Contract with no box number.
P2	Rural Route or Highway Contract box number not found.
Q1	Missing PO Box number.
Q2	PO Box number not found.
U	No match.

NCOA ZIP+4 Footnote Codes Indicates if a record match was made, and, if not, why it could not as well as the type of move.
B	Address line is blank.
H	House number mismatch.
M	Multiple response.
S	Street mismatch.
Z	Locality not found.

Nixie Footnote Codes Indicates if a record match was made, and, if not, why it could not as well as the type of move.
A	NCOA match. The input record matched to an NCOA record.
B	Nixie. The input record is close to matching one or more NCOA records.
C	No match. The input record did not match an NCOA record.
D	House number missing. The input address has no house number, but the NCOA record has a street and house number.
E	Apartment number missing on NCOA file. The input address has an apartment number, but the NCOA record has no apartment number.
F	Surnames do not match. The input surname is not phonetically similar enough to the surname in the NCOA record to match.
G	First names do not match. The NCOA record is an individual move, but the input first name does not match that in the NCOA record.
H	Titles do not match. The input title (Sr., Jr., etc.) does not match the title in the NCOA record.
I	Company (Firm) names do not catch. The input firm name does not match the NCOA record.
J	First name missing. The input record is missing the first name.
K	Secondary Name or Initial does not match. The NCOA record is an individual move, but the input secondary names or initials do not match that in the NCOA record. Secondary names or initials are elements of the name that are neither a first name nor a surname.
L	Gender does not match. The NCOA record is an individual move, but a comparison of the input first name and the first name in the NCOA record indicates that the input gender does not match that in the NCOA record.
M	Box number missing. The input and NCOA records both have either a Rural Route or Highway Contract address, but one of them has a box number and the other does not.
N	Street suffix or directional does not match. The input street suffix or directional does not match that in the NCOA record.
O	Street name does not match. The input street name is not similar enough to that in the NCOA record to match.
P	Multiple matches to NCOA. The input record is close to matching multiple NCOA records.
Q	Unit Designator (Apartment, Suite, etc.) values are not equal. The input secondary unit designator does not match that in the NCOA record.
R	Individual move.
S	Company (Firm) move.
T	Family move.
U	Apartment number missing. The input address does not have an apartment number, but the NCOA record does.
V	First Name matches First Initial. The NCOA record is an individual move and either the input record or the NCOA record has a first name, but the other has a first initial.
W	Transposition of Secondary Number. The last two digits of the secondary unit number are transposed when compared to that in the NCOA record.
X	Exceptional Unit Designator does not match unit. The secondary unit number does not match the NCOA record, and the NCOA record has an exceptional secondary unit designator (front, rear, basement, upper, lower, lobby or office).

Walk Sequence Business/Residential Flags
Residential Code	Business Code	Description
A	I	Delivery to a Curbline Box.
B	J	Delivery to a Cluster Box (NDCBU).
C	K	Delivery to a Centralized Unit.
D	L	Delivery to an "other" receptacle.
E	M	Delivery to a Facility Box.
F	N	Delivery to a Contract Box.
G	O	Delivery to a Detached Box.
H	P	Delivery to a Non-Personnel Unit.
Q	Q	General Delivery.
X	X	Unknown.