Name
Match Definition
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| 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 |
| Heleen van Arkel-de Greef | 0 | |
| Van Arkel de Greef, Heleen | 0 | |
| Bert Laar | 1 | |
| Bert de Laar | 1 | |
| Bert van de Laar | 1 | |
| Bart Jan Bör | 2 | |
| Bartjan Boer | 2 | |
| Kruisink, Gerrit Jan | 3 | |
| Krüisink, Geertjan | 3 | |
| Remarks |
Note: The results listed above reflect the default match sensitivity (85). |
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If a large portion of the input data has only initials instead of given names you can consider using the Name (Initials) match definition. |
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If this definition is applied to preparsed data, the following input tokens are available:
It is recommended that you map a correlating data field to each available token whenever possible. |
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