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Name

Match Definition

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 27
Examples Input Cluster ID
Mark Gordon Niesta 0
Mark Peterson Niesta 0
Mark Niesta, Jr 0
Mr. Mark Niesta 0
Peter Niesta 1
COSTELO, MARIA 2
Remarks

Note Note: The results listed above reflect the default match sensitivity (85).

If this definition is applied to pre-parsed data, the following input tokens are available:

Prefix
Given Name
Middle Name
Family Name
Suffix
Title/Additional Info

It is recommended that you map a correlating data field to each available token whenever possible.