DQM function 289 generates alternate name parses for incoming
UMF names. By default, this function is not configured. To generate
alternate name parses, you must configure the function on the <NAME> segment.
If an incoming name has alternate name parses that are
different from the original name, the function creates additional <NAME> UMF
segments, one segment per alternate name parse. The additional <NAME> segments
are added to the UMF document.
Alternate name parses break names
into different combinations of parts to provide more options for name
matching during entity and relationship resolution. For example, the
name of Craig Allen can be parsed into two names:
- First name "Craig", Last name "Allen"
- First name "Allen", Last name "Craig"
Using the same name (Craig Allen), here is an example
of how the original name and the alternate name parse look in the
UMF document after DQM function 289 creates the alternate name parse:
<UMF_ENTITY>
<NAME>
<NAME_TYPE>M</NAME_TYPE>
<FIRST_NAME>Craig</FIRST_NAME>
<LAST_NAME>Allen</LAST_NAME>
</NAME>
<NAME>
<NAME_TYPE>ALT</NAME_TYPE>
<FIRST_NAME>Allen</FIRST_NAME>
<LAST_NAME>Craig</LAST_NAME>
</NAME>
</UMF_ENTITY>
The alternate name parse
is identified by the NAME_TYPE value of
ALT.
Parameters
- Parse Score Threshold
- Indicates the minimum score that an alternate name parse must
meet or exceed before the alternate parse is generated and added to
the incoming UMF document.
- The default value is 65.
- Alternate Name Type
- Indicates which NAME_TYPE value to assign to
the <NAME> segment that is created by the alternate
name parse.
- The default value is ALT.
Attention: Make sure that the value you configure
for this parameter does not match any existing NAME_TYPE values
for inbound name data. If the value of the Alternate Name
Type matches an existing NAME_TYPE value,
the identities and entities in your database lose full attribution.
Full attribution is the feature that allows entity resolution to directly
associate the entity or identity with the original source system data.
Exception codes
Exception code |
Description |
Severity level |
0 |
Alternate Parse processing was successful, and a name might
have been created. |
0 |
-1 |
Alternate parse failed. No alternate parses
are generated. |
1 |
-2 |
Creation of the alternate parse <NAME> tag
failed. |
3 |