IM InfoSphere Identity Insight, Version 8.0

Add Entity window

Use this window to add a single, new identity to the entity database through the Visualizer. All the information that you enter on this screen becomes attributes of the newly created identity. (You create one identity at a time.) After you submit data that you entered for the identity, the system processes the data through the pipeline for entity and relationship resolution, during which the identity can be associated with one or more existing entities.

Data Source Code - Description
Select the data source to associate with the identity that you are adding. The data source must exist in your system. (You cannot add a new data source here. If you do not see the data source code and description that you want to use, contact your system administrator to create the data source for you.)
To add an identity, data source code and description is required.
Reference
Enter an identifier for this data source account, which is used to associate the account with the identity that you are entering. (Examples of reference numbers include case numbers, bank account numbers, or customer rewards numbers.)
To add an identity, reference is required
Name List
Enter the names to associate with the single identity you are adding. To add an identity, name information (at least first name and last name) is required. You can indicate that identity that you are adding has more than one name by entering each name for the identity on a separate line. For example, if you know both the proper name for the identity, as well as one or more aliases ("also known as") names, you can enter all of them on this screen.
Note: Make sure to enter only one name per line.
All the names that you enter in this list are automatically associated with the newly created identity, as attributes of that identity. For example, if you enter "Robert Hays" and "Bob J. Hayes, Jr.", both of these names are associated with the newly created identity.
Address List
Enter one or more addresses that are associated with the identity that you are adding. For example, if you know the current and previous addresses for the identity, enter each full address, one address per line. All addresses that you enter in this list section are automatically associated with the identity that you are adding.
Addresses are not required to add an identity. If there are no known addresses for this identity, you can leave this list section blank.
Address
Typically, this information is the information entered on Address 1 and Address 2 lines. For example: 555 Main Street Building 17 Suite 102-B
If you enter data in any of the address fields, you must enter data in the Address field.
From Date
Enter the date that this address information became valid for this identity, if known. For example, if this identity was known to be at this address starting March 15, 1999, enter that date.
You can enter a From Date without a Thru Date.
Thru Date
Enter the date that this address information became invalid for this identity, if known. For example, if this identity was known to leave this address ending June 1, 2001, enter that date.
You can enter a Thru Date without a From Date.
Number List
Indicate one or more numbers that are associated with the identity that you are adding. For example, if you know a credit card used by the identity, a drivers license number, an identification number, a passport number, and a phone number, enter each number on a separate line. All numbers that you enter in this list section are automatically associated with the identity that you are adding.
Numbers are not required to add an identity, so you can leave this list section blank. However, if you enter any number data, then both Number Type and Value fields are required.
Number Type
Select the number type from the drop-down list of available number types. These number types must exist in your system. (You cannot add a new number type here. If you do not see the number type that you want to use, contact your system administrator to create it for you.)
If you want to associate a number with the identity that you are adding, you must select a number type.
Value
Enter the number value for the selected number type. For example, if you are associating a passport with this identity, enter the passport number here.
If you want to associate a number with the identity that you are adding, you must enter a number value that corresponds with the number type.
Location
Enter the location associated with the number, if known or if it exists. For example, if you are associating a passport with this identity, enter the name of the country that issued the passport here. Or enter the name of the state of issue for a drivers license.
From Date
Enter the date that this number became valid for this identity, if known. You can enter a From Date without a Thru Date.
Thru Date
Enter the date that this number became invalid for this identity, if known. For example, the expiration date for a drivers license, passport, or credit card.
You can enter a Thru Date without a From Date.
Characteristic List
Indicate one or more characteristics that belong to or are associated with the identity that you are adding. For example, if your system collects characteristics such as date of birth, marital status, eye color, or height, you can enter each known characteristic in this list, one per line. All characteristics that you enter in this list section are automatically associated with the identity that you are adding.
Characteristics are not required to add an identity, so you can leave this list section blank. However, if you enter any characteristic data, then all characteristic fields are required.
Type
Select a characteristic type from the drop-down list of available types. The characteristic type must exist in your system. (You cannot add a new type here. If you do not see the characteristic type that you want to use, contact your system administrator to create the characteristic type for you.)
If you want to associate a characteristic with the identity that you are adding, you must select a characteristic type.
Value
Enter the value of the characteristic. If you want to associate a characteristic with the identity that you are adding, you must enter the characteristic value that corresponds with the characteristic type.
From Date
Enter the date that this characteristic became valid for this identity, if known. You can enter a From Date without a Thru Date.
Thru Date
Enter the date that this characteristic became invalid for this identity, if known. You can enter a Thru Date without a From Date.
Email List
Indicate one or more e-mail addresses that belong to or are associated with the identity that you are adding. Enter each known e-mail address in this list, one e-mail address per line. All e-mail addresses that you enter in this list section are automatically associated with the identity that you are adding.
E-mail addresses are not required to add an identity, so you can leave this list section blank. However, if you enter any e-mail data, then both Type and Address fields are required.
Type
Select a type of e-mail address from the drop-down list of available types. The e-mail address type must exist in your system. (You cannot add a new type here. If you do not see the e-mail address type that you want to use, contact your system administrator to create the e-mail address type for you.)
If you want to associate an e-mail address with the identity that you are adding, you must select a type.
Value
Enter the full e-mail address. If you want to associate an e-mail address with the identity that you are adding, you must enter the e-mail address value that corresponds with the e-mail address type.
From Date
Enter the date that this e-mail address information became valid for this identity, if known. For example, if you know the date that this e-mail account was opened, you can enter it here.
You can enter a From Date without a Thru Date.
Thru Date
Enter the date that this e-mail address information became invalid for this identity, if known. For example, if you know the date that this e-mail account was closed, you can enter it here.
You can enter a Thru Date without a From Date.
Submit button
To process the identity through the entity and relationship resolution and add the identity into the entity database, after you enter all the known and relevant information about the identity that you want to add, click Submit.
Reset button
To clear the window of all information entered without submitting it, click the Reset button. The identity is not processed through the entity and relationship resolution nor added to the entity database.


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Last updated: 2009