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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
James Goodnight Prefix  
Given Name James
Middle Name  
Family Name Goodnight
Suffix  
Title/Additional Info  
  Input Output Token Output
Example 2 Carlos Augusto Medeiros da Silva Prefix  
Given Name Carlos
Middle Name Augusto Medeiros
Family Name da Silva
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.