Automatically Complete Customer Addresses using Google Address
Starting with Retailer 3.2.2, Retailer can now automatically complete customer addresses based on data from Google Maps. For example, typing '3A Lyn' into the 'Google Address' field when adding a new customer is enough for Google to find '3A Lynch St, Hawthorne, VIC, 3122'. Retailer will automatically fill the rest of the address details into the appropriate areas.
To use this service, you will need to sign up for a Google Maps account and provide a credit card. Google will let you use up to $200 of free credit per month, after which your credit card will be charged. It is extremely unlikely that you will run over this free limit - it will provide tens of thousands of addresses per month for free.
Google will only provide results for your country - Australian stores will only see Australian addresses, New Zealand stores will only see NZ addresses. International addresses will have to be entered manually.
Signing up for Google Maps
- Go to https://mapsplatform.google.com/
- Sign in a Google account.
- Click Get Started in the top-right.
- Select a Country, if not already selected.
- Select your organization type from the drop down list.
- Tick the box to confirm you agree to and have read the terms of service.
- Click Continue.
- Enter your mobile number.
- Click Send code.
- Enter the code from your phone and click Verify.
- Select Business as account type.
- Enter the Business name.
- Enter credit card information and address.NOTE: There is a only charge if you exceed the $200 free each month
- Answer the survey questions then click Submit.
- You will be given the API key. Copy this key or leave the screen open, you will need this in the next part of the setup.
Adding Google API key
- From the Main screen of Retailer, at the top of the screen, click Setup and then API Connection.
- Scroll down the list and click Google Maps.
- Enter the API from the Google Maps website and click Save.
- You should see the little red circle near the Google Maps log turn green. Close this window.
Adding Addresses to Customers with Google
Once you have entered the API, a new field named Google Address will appear in both the New Customer Wizard and the Customer Screen (after clicking into the Address field).
When adding a new customer or updating their address, simply start typing the address into the Google Address field. Google will start providing search results; these will become more accurate the more you type. When you see the correct address, simply click on it and Retailer will fill out all the details automatically.
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