When you have an entity that you are watching, you can
create attribute alert generators with the criteria for that entity.
Whenever identity records or entities contain attributes that match
the criteria, the system generates an attribute alert. Each Visualizer
user creates and manages personal attribute alert generators for a
specific date range.
Because attribute alert generators are submitted through the pipeline,
the entity resolution process is performed on those search requests
in the same manner as it is on incoming entity data:
- Names and address are standardized
- Partial or fuzzy searches and comparisons are performed so that
applicable entities are identified in the subsequent attribute alerts
To make the best use of attribute alert generators, it is important
to understand how entity resolution works and is configured for your
system, because entity resolution is used to find your attribute alert
results. For example, if entity resolution is not configured to find
matches based solely on a name, an attribute alert generator configured
to search only for a name value returns no results. Likewise, because
entity resolution does not resolve entities based on a postal code
alone, an attribute alert generator specifying only a postal code
returns no results.
When creating an attribute alert generator, use the following guidelines:
- Use Minimum Score to filter attribute alert
results. The default value for this field is "Any Relationship". This
choice allows the most results. Choose a higher level to allow fewer
results. These values are configured in the Visualizer system preferences,
available from the File menu.
- For names: Supply either a last name and first name combination
or a last name and middle name combination. Attribute alert generators
specifying only a last name, first name, or middle name returns no
results.
- For addresses: An address and postal code are both required. Attribute
alert generators specifying only city, state, postal code, address,
or country returns no results.