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# Geocoder Background Job

Many users manually geocode data by clicking All Records > Geocoder and then Start Geocoding. For users with access to our Backgrounding features, a job can be configured to Geocode any new records found in the system.

## Configuring the Geocoder Job

Create a new Job under Background Jobs.  
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2. Choose **Geocoder** as the job type
3. Provide a Job Name
4. Provide The following required arguments as described below.

## Arguments

The background job accepts the following arguments:  
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## 1. remote_political_areas

* **Description**: Specifies whether [county FIPs codes](https://support.metalocator.com/en/articles/1656283-using-territories) should be included.
* **Default Value**: `'0'`
* **Usage**: Set to 1 to obtain FIPs codes during geocoding

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## 2. reprocess

* **Description**: Should the system re-geocode records that are already geocoded
* **Default Value**: `'0'`
* **Usage**: Set to 1 to re-geocode

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## 3. user_group_ids

* **Description**: A comma-separated list of [MetaLocator User Group IDs](https://support.metalocator.com/en/articles/5338910-metalocator-teams-guide) to limit the scope of the job.
* **Default Value**: `''`
* **Usage**: Example 1,2,3

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## 4. tlds

* **Description**: A comma-separated list of ISO-standard two-letter country codes to limit the scope of the job.
* **Default Value**: `''`
* **Usage**: Example: US, CA

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## 5. exclude_tagids

* **Description**: A comma-separated list category IDs to exclude to limit the scope of the job.
* **Default Value**: `''`
* **Usage**: Example: 1,2,3

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## 6. discard_tld_differences

* **Description**: A flag to ignore geocoding results where the geocoder's country code does not match the record's country code. This can be indicative of a poor match.
* **Default Value**: `''`
* **Usage**: Example: 1,2,3

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