Business Telephone Number Append

Appends telephone numbers where a match has been made to the OSIS file.

Description

This service appends telephone numbers to the record where a match has been made to the OSIS file.

In addition to providing telephone numbers, a flag can be appended if a telephone line exists for the matching record but the telephone number has been removed from the directory.

This service is costed on a per record appended basis.

This service requires the following data to be available before it can be used:

Address

Company Name

This service can also make use of the following optional data to improve its effectiveness:

Telephone Number

Upload Options

The following options can be configured for this service at the upload stage. These are only available if Advanced Options are enabled on your account.

Enable OSIS numbers	Enable OSIS numbers If selected, OSIS will be used to append telephone numbers.
Max. telephone numbers to append per record	Max. telephone numbers to append per record The maximum number of telephone numbers to append to the records.

Enable OSIS numbers

Enable OSIS numbers

If selected, OSIS will be used to append telephone numbers.

Max. telephone numbers to append per record

Max. telephone numbers to append per record

The maximum number of telephone numbers to append to the records.

Download Options

The following options can be configured for this service at the download stage.

Include Fax Numbers	Include Fax Numbers Indicates if fax numbers should also be appended where a match has been made.
Telephone Number Types	Telephone Number Types Indicates the types of telephone numbers that should be appended. Published Numbers Only includes only telephone numbers that are published in the telephone directory, known as DE numbers. Include Ex-Directory Flags includes both published numbers and an additional flag indicating if a telephone number exists for a person, but that the number is ex-directory.
Format Telephone Number	Format Telephone Number Formats the appended telephone number with spaces as appropriate. This option is only displayed if Advanced Options are enabled on your account.

Include Fax Numbers

Include Fax Numbers

Indicates if fax numbers should also be appended where a match has been made.

Telephone Number Types

Telephone Number Types

Indicates the types of telephone numbers that should be appended.

Published Numbers Only includes only telephone numbers that are published in the telephone directory, known as DE numbers.
Include Ex-Directory Flags includes both published numbers and an additional flag indicating if a telephone number exists for a person, but that the number is ex-directory.

Format Telephone Number

Format Telephone Number

Formats the appended telephone number with spaces as appropriate.

This option is only displayed if Advanced Options are enabled on your account.

Output Columns

This service adds the following columns to your output data.

TelNo1	TelNo1 The first telephone number that has been appended from the OSIS file. Additional fields will be added if more than 1 telephone number can be appended.
XD Flag 1	XD Flag 1 Provides a flag if the matched record's telephone number is marked as ex-directory. Additional fields will be added if more than 1 telephone number can be appended.
TPS Flag 1	TPS Flag 1 Provides a flag if the matched record's telephone number is on the TPS or CTPS. This field is only added if the TPS service is also purchased. Additional fields will be added if more than 1 telephone number can be appended.
Source 1	Source 1 Provides a flag indicating which service the telephone number has been appended by. Additional fields will be added if more than 1 telephone number can be appended.