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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 20 characters
Examples Input Cluster ID
Yük.Müh.Umut Şahar, PHD 0
UMUT ŞAHAR 0
Şahar Umut 0
Mustafa Avni Ata 1
Remarks

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

The 'g' and soft-'g' (ğ) match at sensitivities 75 and lower.

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

Prefix
Given Name
Family Name
Maiden Name
Title/Additional Info

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