Name (Global)

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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
	Dr. James Goodnight, CEO	Prefix	Dr.
		Given Name	James
		Middle Name
		Family Name	Goodnight
		Suffix
		Title/Additional Info	CEO
Example 2	Input	Output Token	Output
	Smith, Sr., Ronald G.	Prefix
		Given Name	Ronald
		Middle Name	G.
		Family Name	Smith
		Suffix	Sr.
		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.