IM InfoSphere Identity Insight, Version 8.0

Gender determination

When processing incoming name data, sometimes the gender of a personal name can be the determining factor in whether two entities match. Gender adds confirmation or denial weight to entity resolution scoring to determine if two identities are the same entity.

DQM function 258 dynamically identifies the gender of the <NAME> segment in an incoming UMF record, creates a gender characteristic, and adds the gender characteristic to the incoming UMF record. The gender characteristic is added using the <ATTRIBUTE> segment.
To dynamically determine the gender of a name, ensure that at least one UMF tag in the <NAME> segment is configured to use DQM function 258.
You might also want to check the following configurations in the Configuration Console: .
Consider the following example <NAME> segment in this incoming UMF record:
<UMF_ENTITY>
	<NAME>
		<NAME_TYPE>M</NAME_TYPE>
		<LAST_NAME>RASUL</LAST_NAME>
		<FIRST_NAME>KARIM</FIRST_NAME>
	</NAME>
.....
</UMF_ENTITY>
If DQM 258 is activated on the <FIRST_NAME> UMF tag of the <NAME> segment, the incoming UMF record looks like the following record after the gender is analyzed and created:
<UMF_ENTITY>
	<NAME>
		<NAME_TYPE>M</NAME_TYPE>
		<LAST_NAME>RASUL</LAST_NAME>
		<FIRST_NAME>KARIM</FIRST_NAME>
	</NAME>
	<ATTRIBUTE>
		<ATTR_TYPE>GENDER</ATTR_TYPE>
		<ATTR_VALUE>M</ATTR_TYPE>
	</ATTRIBUTE>
.....
</UMF_ENTITY>


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