GETISBA

Returns the ISBA TV region as derived from the postcode

GETISBA ( <field_name or postal_code> )
  • field_name or postal_code: The geographic field to extract the ISBA region from.

The codes returned are as follows:

Code ISBA Region
1 Border
2 Central Scotland
3 East England
4 Lancashire
5 London
6 Midlands
7 North East
8 North Scotland
9 Southern
10 South West
11 Wales and West
12 Yorkshire
13 Northern Ireland

Unmatched records return a value of 0.

Example: Create a field at the HOUSEHOLD level that returns the ISBA region for each record.

GETISBA([HOUSEHOLD.POSTCODE] )