AFD Postcode Evolution® for Microsoft Business Central provides instant UK address verification and lookup functionality directly within your ERP system. The solution offers several key benefits, including eliminating address data entry errors, speeding up customer and vendor onboarding, ensuring accurate deliveries, and maintaining compliance with postal standards.
Before installing AFD Postcode Evolution® for Microsoft Business Central, ensure your system meets the following requirements:
Then select “AFD” and press OK.
Click the “Terms and Conditions” link to view them:
Open a Customer, Vendor, or Contact Card
Navigate to the relevant page where you want to enter an address.Click the “Lookup address from Postcode” Button
Located in the Address section toolbar.Enter Search Criteria
You can search by:Select from Results
Choose the correct address from the dropdown list.Address Auto‑Fills
All address fields populate automatically with validated data.The service will work in all areas of Business Central where the standard postcode provider functionality is supported.
In the address section of the customer card select “Lookup address from Postcode“, as below:
Enter the Post Code into the Postcode Search (or start typing the address) and a list of possible address matches will display, select the required address. Once the user presses OK the address fields on the contact card will be updated to match.
Enter a full postcode (e.g., “EC2A 4NE”) to find all addresses at that postcode. Add house number/name for precise match.
Enter street name and town to see all matching addresses. Useful when customer doesn’t know their postcode.
Search by company name to find their registered address. Great for business customers!
Search for addresses outside the UK. Select country first, then enter address details.
AFD Postcode Evolution® for Microsoft Business Central is regularly updated with new features and improvements. To update:
Cause: Conflicting postcode extension installed
Solution:
Uninstall the “GetAddress.io UK Postcodes” extension. This can be done in two ways:
After uninstalling the conflicting extension, restart Business Central and try again.
Cause: Search criteria doesn’t match any records
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Cause: Unable to connect to AFD servers
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Cause: Page not configured for AFD lookup
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Cause: API credentials are incorrect or expired
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