IM InfoSphere Identity Insight, Version 8.0

Alternate name parsing

Creating alternate name parses for an incoming full name enhances the name scoring and matching capabilities of entity resolution

Parsing names into name parts is one of the first steps in name matching. Alternate name parses are possible variations of the name. By generating alternate name parses for incoming name data, you can increase the likelihood that the incoming name is correctly analyzed and scored.

Use DQM function 289 to generate alternate name parses. Be default, this function is not enabled. To generate alternate name parses, you must configure the DQM function 289 on the <NAME> segment in the Configuration Console.

There might not be an alternate parse for all names. If an alternate name parse exists for the name and only if that alternate parse is different from the primary name parse, then the DQM function generates a second <NAME> segment that includes the alternate parse.

For example, consider the following incoming name data:
<UMF_ENTITY>
	<NAME>
		<NAME_TYPE>M</NAME_TYPE>
		<FULL_NAME>ALLEN CRAIG</FULL_NAME>
	</NAME>
....
</UMF_ENTITY>

In this example, the full name can have at least two different parses. Both "Allen" and "Craig" might be given names or surnames. By generating alternate parses of this name, the entity resolution process can analyze and score the name against more entities in the entity database.

If DQM function 289 is configured on the <FULL_NAME> UMF tag of the <NAME> segment, during name processing, an alternate name parse is created and added to the UMF record. The resulting record looks like the following record:
<UMF_ENTITY>
	<NAME>
		<NAME_TYPE>M</NAME_TYPE>
		<FIRST_NAME>ALLEN</FIRST_NAME>
		<LAST_NAME>CRAIG</LAST_NAME>
	</NAME>	
  <NAME>
		<NAME_TYPE>ALT</NAME_TYPE>
		<FIRST_NAME>CRAIG</FIRST_NAME>
		<LAST_NAME>ALLEN</LAST_NAME>
	</NAME>
....
</UMF_ENTITY>
The first <NAME> segment contains the primary name parse and the original <NAME_TYPE> value. The second <NAME> segment contains the generated alternate parse, indicated by the <NAME_TYPE> value of ALT. (This example assumes that the value for the alternate parse name type is the default value.)


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