French, Belgium Definitions

Definitions for the French, Belgium locale are described below.

Case Definitions
Gender Analysis Definitions
Identification Analysis Definitions
Match Definitions
Parse Definitions
Pattern Analysis Definitions
Standardization Definitions
Inherited Definitions

Case Definitions

None.

Gender Analysis Definitions

Name
Description	The Gender Analysis definition for Name determines an individual's gender based on a name.
Possible Outputs	F M U
	Input	Output
Examples	Amélie Castieau	F
	Jean-M Berre	M
	Professor S. Crasset	U
Remarks

Identification Analysis Definitions

None.

Match Definitions

Name
Description	The Name match definition generates match codes which can be used to cluster records containing names of individuals.
Max Length of Match Code	20 characters
	Input	Cluster
Examples	M. Charles Janssens	0
	Anne DUPUIS	1
	Mevr. Anne DUPUIT	1
	ANALYST PROGRAMMEUR Dhr. Marc DE SCHRYVER	2
	MARC DE SCHRIJVER	2
Remarks	Note: The results listed above reflect the default match sensitivity (85).

Parse Definitions

Name
Description	The Parse definition for Name parses names of individuals.
Output Tokens	Title/Additional Info Prefix Given Name Family Name Suffix
	Input	Output
Example 1	Professeur Charles E. Janssens, Directeur Général	Title/Additional Info	Directeur Général
		Prefix	Professeur
		Given Name	Charles E.
		Family Name	Janssens
		Suffix
	Input	Output
Example 2	Mevrouw Ann-Kristin VAN MECHELEN, ENGINEER	Title/Additional Info	ENGINEER
		Prefix	Mevrouw
		Given Name	Ann-Kristin
		Family Name	VAN MECHELEN
		Suffix
Remarks

Name (Global)
Description	The Parse definition for Name (Global) parses names of individuals into a globally recognized set of tokens.
Output Tokens	Prefix Given Name Middle Name Family Name Suffix Title/Additional Info
	Input	Output
Example 1	Professeur Charles E. Janssens, Directeur Général	Prefix	Professeur
		Given Name	Charles E.
		Middle Name
		Family Name	Janssens
		Suffix
		Title/Additional Info	Directeur Général
	Input	Output
Example 2	Mevrouw Ann-Kristin VAN MECHELEN, ENGINEER	Prefix	Mevrouw
		Given Name	Ann-Kristin
		Middle Name
		Family Name	VAN MECHELEN
		Suffix
		Title/Additional Info	ENGINEER
Remarks	Parse definitions named with the Global keyword use a set of output tokens that is consistent across every locale. Results obtained from these definitions can be stored in the same database fields as the results obtained from definitions of the same name in other locales.

Pattern Analysis Definitions

None.

Standardization Definitions

Name
Description	The Standardization definition for Name standardizes names of individuals.
	Input	Output
Examples	Cindy VAN DE WALLE	Cindy van de Walle
	Moins, Mr. Vincent	M Vincent Moins
	Moins, De heer Vincent	M Vincent Moins
Remarks	This is the Name Standardization definition in the French (Belgium) locale. Name prefixes are translated to French.

Inherited Definitions

In addition to the definitions listed on this page, the French, Belgium locale also inherits all definitions for the Dutch, Belgium locale, all definitions for the Dutch language, and all Global definitions.