Dutch, Belgium Definitions

Definitions for the Dutch, 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

Proper (Address)
Description	The Proper (Address) case definition propercases addresses.
	Input	Output
Examples	Av. De L'Exposition Universelle 62 B	Avenue de l'Exposition Universelle 62 B
Examples	Louis Socquetstr 47 BOITE3	Louis Socquetstr 47 Boite3
Remarks

Proper (Name)
Description	The Proper (Name) case definition propercases names of individuals.
	Input	Output
Examples	Vincent Moins	Vincent Moins
	Cindy VAN DE WALLE	Cindy van de Walle
	ANNE-MARIE MOTTE	Anne-Marie Motte
Remarks

Proper (Organization)
Description	The Proper (Organization) case definition propercases organization names.
	Input	Output
Examples	ABN AMRO BANK N.V	ABN AMRO Bank N.V
Examples	SAS INSTITUE SA/NV	SAS Institute sa/nv
Remarks

Proper (Title)
Description	The Proper (Title) case definition propercases titles.
	Input	Output
Examples	ANALYSTE-PROGRAMMEUR	Analyste-Programmeur
Examples	lid van directiecomité	Lid van Directiecomité
Remarks

Upper (State/Province)
Description	The Upper (State/Province) case definition uppercases State/Provinces.
	Input	Output
Examples	Bruxelles	(BRUXELLES)
Examples	(Saint-Nicolas)	(SAINT-NICOLAS)
Remarks

Gender Analysis Definitions

None.

Identification Analysis Definitions

None.

Match Definitions

Address
Description	The Address match definition generates match codes which can be used to cluster records containing addresses.
Max Length of Match Code	19 characters
	Input	Cluster ID
Example 1	Av. du Castel, 89 B5	0
Example 2	Appelboomstraat 10	1
Example 3 - French variant (misspelled)	Apelbomstraat 10 bus 2	1
Example 4	Rue du Pommier 10/2	1
Example 5 - Dutch variant (misspelled)	Rue du Pomie 10/bte2	2
Remarks	Note: The results listed above reflect the default match sensitivity (85).
Remarks	This definition uses Dutch phonetic reduction to match words with similar sounds and spellings in Dutch (see examples 2 and 3). Some translation of French data is performed to enable matching across languages (see example 4). Note that translations cannot be performed for French words that are misspelled in the input string (see example 5). To match misspellings for French, we recommend setting up a job using a scheme to correct misspellings in French before generating match codes with this definition. For more details, see the Remarks for the Street Name match definition below.

City
Description	The City match definition generates match codes which can be used to cluster records containing city names.
Max Length of Match Code	16 characters
	Input	Cluster ID
Examples	HASSELT	0
	WATERMAEL-BOISFORT	1
	WATERMAEL-BOITSFORT	1
	WATERMAAL-BOSVOORDE	1
Remarks	Note: The results listed above reflect the default match sensitivity (85).

City - State/Province - Postal Code
Description	The City - State/Province - Postal Code match definition generates match codes which can be used to cluster records containing last line address information.
Max Length of Match Code	20 characters
	Input	Cluster ID
Examples	1070 Anderlecht (BRUXELLES)	0
	1640 RHODE-SAINT-GENESE	1
	1640 RHODE ST GENESE	1
	1640 SINT-GENESIUS-RODE	1
Remarks	Note: The results listed above reflect the default match sensitivity (85).

Organization
Description	The Organization match definition generates match codes which can be used to cluster records containing organization names.
Max Length of Match Code	20 characters
	Input	Cluster ID
Examples	M.I.V.B	0
	NV SAS Institute SA	1
	ABN AMRO Holding n.v.	1
	ABN AMRO Bank NV	1
Remarks	Note: The results listed above reflect the default match sensitivity (85).

Phone
Description	The Phone match definition generates match codes which can be used to cluster records containing phone numbers.
Max Length of Match Code	15 characters
	Input	Cluster ID
Examples	081 987654	0
	02/ 766.07.00	1
	+32 (0)2 76607-00	1
Remarks	Note: The results listed above reflect the default match sensitivity (85).

Postal Code
Description	The Postal Code match definition generates match codes which can be used to cluster records containing postal codes.
Max Length of Match Code	15 characters
	Input	Cluster ID
Examples	1070	0
	3048	1
	B-3048	1
Remarks	Note: The results listed above reflect the default match sensitivity (85).

Street Name
Description	The Street Name match definition generates match codes which can be used to cluster records containing addresses.
Max Length of Match Code	15 characters
	Input	Cluster ID
Examples	appelboom	0
	apelbom	0
	du pommier	1
	du pomie	1
Remarks	Note: The results listed above reflect the default match sensitivity (85).
Remarks	This match definition is intended solely to populate the NLBEL Street Name Match Pre-Processing standardization scheme that can be used as a pre-processing step before the Address match definition. The scheme standardizes French street name word variants to valid words, which will be translated to Dutch (when necessary).

Parse Definitions

Address
Description	The Address parse definition parses addresses into a set of tokens.
Output Tokens	Building Name Street Building Number Extension Additional Info
	Input	Output
Example 1	Hertenbergstraat, 6 Bus 1	Building Name
		Street	Hertenbergstraat
		Building Number	6
		Extension	Bus 1
		Additional Info
	Input	Output
Example 2	Chaussée de Bruxelles, 5/2a 1er étage	Building Name
		Street	Chaussée de Bruxelles
		Building Number	5
		Extension	/2a
		Additional Info	1er étage
Remarks

Address (Full)
Description	The Address (Full) parse definition parses full two-line addresses.
Output Tokens	Building Name Building Number Street Extension Additional Info Postal Code City State/Province
	Input	Output
Example 1	Hertenbergstraat 6/1, 3048 Tervuren	Building Name
		Building Number	6
		Street	Hertenbergstraat
		Extension	/1
		Additional Info
		Postal Code	3048
		City	Tervuren
		State/Province
	Input	Output
Example 2	A. Puesstraat 59 Bus 11, CHAPELLE-LEZ-HERLAIMONT 7160	Building Name
		Building Number	59
		Street	A. Puesstraat
		Extension	Bus 11
		Additional Info	7160
		Postal Code	7160
		City	CHAPELLE-LEZ-HERLAIMONT
		State/Province
Remarks

Address (Global)
Description	The Address (Global) parse definition parses addresses into a globally recognized set of tokens.
Output Tokens	Recipient Building/Site Street Extension PO Box Additional Info
	Input	Output
Example	Boulevard de la Woluwe 10 B2	Recipient
		Building/Site
		Street	Boulevard de la Woluwe 10
		Extension	B2
		PO Box
		Additional Info
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.
Remarks	The Address (Global) (v23) parse definition is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release of the QKB. The Address (Global) parse definition has been replaced with a copy of the Address (Global) (v23) definition which takes advantage of the new tokens and updated processing. If you changed your jobs to use Address (Global) (v23) it is suggested that you change them back.

Address (Global) (v23)
Description	The Address (Global) (v23) parse definition parses addresses into a globally recognized set of tokens.
Output Tokens	Recipient Building/Site Street Extension PO Box Additional Info
	Input	Output
Example	Boulevard de la Woluwe 10 B2	Recipient
		Building/Site
		Street	Boulevard de la Woluwe 10
		Extension	B2
		PO Box
		Additional Info
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.
Remarks	The Address (Global) (v23) parse definition is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release of the QKB. The Address (Global) parse definition has been replaced with a copy of the Address (Global) (v23) definition which takes advantage of the new tokens and updated processing. If you changed your jobs to use Address (Global) (v23) it is suggested that you change them back.

City - State/Province - Postal Code
Description	The City - State/Province - Postal Code parse definition parses last line address information into a set of tokens.
Output Tokens	Postal Code City State/Province
	Input	Output
Example	3048 Tervuren (BRUSSEL)	Postal Code	3048
		City	Tervuren
		State/Province	BRUSSEL
Remarks

City - State/Province - Postal Code (Global)
Description	The City - State/Province - Postal Code (Global) parse definition parses last line address information into a globally recognized set of tokens.
Output Tokens	City State/Province Postal Code Additional Info
	Input	Output
Example	B-1080 Sint-Jans-Molenbeek (BRUX.)	City	Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
		State/Province	BRUX.
		Postal Code	B-1080
		Additional Info
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.

Phone
Description	The Phone parse definition parses phone numbers.
Output Tokens	Country Code Area Code Base Number Extension Prefix
	Input	Output
Example 1	Phone: 02/ 7660700	Country Code
		Area Code	02
		Base Number	7660700
		Extension
		Prefix	Phone
	Input	Output
Example 2	FAX +32 2 766-07-00(77)	Country Code	+32
		Area Code	2
		Base Number	766-07-00
		Extension	(77)
		Prefix	FAX
Remarks

Phone (Global)
Description	The Phone (Global) parse definition parses phone numbers into a globally recognized set of tokens.
Output Tokens	Country Code Area Code Base Number Extension Line Type Additional Info
	Input	Output
Example 1	02 766 07 00 (Phone)	Country Code
		Area Code	02
		Base Number	766 07 00
		Extension
		Line Type	(Phone)
		Additional Info
	Input	Output
Example 2	GSM: 0032 477 947 193	Country Code	0032
		Area Code
		Base Number	477 947 193
		Extension
		Line Type	GSM
		Additional Info
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

Address
Description	The Address standardization definition standardizes addresses.
	Input	Output
Examples	AVENUE DE LA CHARMILLE 20 B36	Avenue de la Chamille 20 B36
Examples	HENRI DUNANTLAAN 15 BUS 4	Henri Dunantlaan 15 Bus 4
Remarks

City
Description	The City standardization definition standardizes city names.
	Input	Output
Examples	ANNEVOIE-ROUILLON	Annevoie-Rouillon
Examples	KAPELLE-O/D-BOS	Kapelle-op-den-Bos
Remarks

City - State/Province - Postal Code
Description	The City - State/Province - Postal Code standardization definition standardizes last line address information.
	Input	Output
Examples	BARVAUX-S-OURTHE 6940	6940 Barvaux-sur-Ourthe
Examples	9111 BELSELE (SINT-NIKLAAS)	9111 Belsele (SINT-NIKLAAS)
Remarks

Name
Description	The Name standardization definition standardizes names of individuals.
	Input	Output
Examples	Cindy VAN DE WALLE	Cindy van de Walle
Examples	Moins, Mm. Marie	Heren Marie Moins
Remarks	Name prefixes are translated to Dutch.

Name (No Translation)
Description	The Name (No Translation) standardization definition standardizes names of individuals.
	Input	Output
Examples	Cindy VAN DE WALLE	Cindy van de Walle
	Moins, Monsieur Vincent	M Vincent Moins
	Moins, De heer Vincent	Mijinheer Vincent Moins
Remarks	Name prefixes are standardized, but not translated.

Organization
Description	The Organization standardization definition standardizes organization names.
	Input	Output
Examples	AKZO NOBEL N.V.	Akzo Nobel nv
Examples	ABN AMRO BANK N.V	ABN AMRO Bank nv
Remarks

Phone
Description	The Phone standardization definition standardizes phone numbers.
	Input	Output
Examples	+32 2 7660700	(0)2 766 07 00
Examples	081/ 223687	(0)81 22 36 87
Remarks

Phone (with Country Code)
Description	The Phone (with Country Code) standardization definition standardizes phone numbers for international use.
	Input	Output
Examples	02/7660739	+32 (0)2 766 07 39
Examples	0032 2 766-07-77	+32 (0)2 766 07 77
Remarks

Postal Code
Description	The Postal Code standardization definition standardizes postal codes.
	Input	Output
Example	B-1070	1070
Remarks

Inherited Definitions

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