If the NAMESIFTER Name Manager system
parameter is enabled, the product categorizes names by type. By categorizing
names by type, entity resolution can apply the appropriate linguistic
and reference-data resources during name analysis, scoring, and matching:
Names are categorized into either personal or organizational name
types.
- Personal names
- A personal name contains no indicators that suggest it belongs
in any other category. (For example: "Linda K. Smith".) Names that
are categorized as personal names are parsed into name parts. Name
parts are then categorized by culture, which adds precision to the
analyzing and scoring process.
- Organizational names
- A business or organizational name contains some form of a non-personal
indicator. (For example, "Smith & Company".) Names that are categorized
as organizational names are automatically assigned a culture of "Company"
- Unknown names
- A name categorized as "Unknown" contain some element that appears
to either be a misspelling or some other construct that does not normally
appear in either personal or business names. (For example "SMI".)