Field Content

Identification Analysis Definition

The Field Content identification analysis definition supports identification of global and locale specific data. The table below describes those elements that are specific to this locale. For a description of elements that are common across all locales, see the Field Content Identification Analysis Definition section in the Identification Analysis Definitions documentation.

Field Content
Description

The Field Content identification analysis definition identifies the type of data that is represented by a string.
Possible Outputs

CITY
CITY-STATE/PROVINCE-POSTAL CODE
COUNTRY
CURRENCY
DATE
DATE/TIME
DELIVERY ADDRESS
DRIVERS LICENSE
E-MAIL
EMPTY
FAMILY NAME
FULL ADDRESS
GEOGRAPHICAL POINT
GIVEN NAME
IBAN
INDIVIDUAL
MONTH
NETWORK ADDRESS
ORGANIZATION
PASSPORT
PHONE
POSTAL CODE
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
STATE/PROVINCE
UNKNOWN
URL
Default Identity UNKNOWN
Examples Input Output
January MONTH
Mr. Smith INDIVIDUAL
Mr John Smith INDIVIDUAL
John S McCain III INDIVIDUAL
N Z Smith INDIVIDUAL
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Guttermoth INDIVIDUAL
SAS Institute ORGANIZATION
Johnson FAMILY NAME
Patricia GIVEN NAME
IEEE ORGANIZATION
Sunrise Club, Inc. ORGANIZATION
Power Corp. of Canada ORGANIZATION
280 King St E, Toronto, ON M5A 1K7 FULL ADDRESS
Care of John Smith, Constitution Square, 360 SE Albert Street, Suite 1600, Toronto, Ontario S9H3W4 FULL ADDRESS
420 Park Ridge Rd DELIVERY ADDRESS
72 West Main St Apt #21 DELIVERY ADDRESS
18 rue Demers DELIVERY ADDRESS
Calgary, AB T2A2R1 CITY–STATE/PROVINCE–POSTAL CODE
Toronto, Ontario S9H3W4 CITY–STATE/PROVINCE–POSTAL CODE
Vancouver CITY
TORONTO CITY
QC STATE/PROVINCE
British Columbia STATE/PROVINCE
A0A 3L0 POSTAL CODE
V9W 4H1 POSTAL CODE
Work: 14184473000 Ext 3118 (ask for Ron) PHONE
(+1) 226-484-0941 PHONE
W0952 27961 04775 DRIVERS LICENSE
AM-230987 PASSPORT
13 04 56 789 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
Remarks

Some data has the potential for ambiguity. When conflicts occur, this definition uses the following priorities in this order to produce more accurate results when aggregating over a column of data:

  1. CITY (Top 100 most populous cities/municipalitites)
  2. CURRENCY
  3. MONTH
  4. ORGANIZATION
  5. STATE/PROVINCE
  6. COUNTRY
  7. FAMILY NAME
  8. GIVEN NAME
  9. CITY (All other cities/municipalities)