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Name (Global)

Parse Definition

Name (Global)
Description The Name (Global) parse definition parses names of individuals into a globally recognized set of tokens.
Output Tokens Prefix
Given Name
Middle Name
Family Name
Suffix
Title/Additional Info
Example 1 Input Output Token Output
Fru Helle Sørensen Prefix Fru
Given Name Helle
Middle Name  
Family Name Sørensen
Suffix  
Title/Additional Info  
Example 2 Input Output Token Output
Rasmussen, Irene K. Prefix  
Given Name Irene
Middle Name K.
Family Name Rasmussen
Suffix  
Title/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.