Use this window to build a query to find entities in the
entity database by attributes – name, addresses, numbers, characteristics,
and so on. This type of query does not use the entity resolution process
to return the query results.
- Attribute Type
- Type of entity attribute that you want to use as criteria for
the query: name, address, numbers, characteristics, e-mail address,
data source, or file load date. When you select an attribute type,
the window displays query criteria fields appropriate to that type.
- The query statement that you build depends on which attribute
types you selected to query on:
- In a single query, criteria for more than one of the same attribute
type creates an "OR" query statement. For example, "Bob
Hayes" OR "Rob Hays".
- In a single query, criteria for multiple attribute types creates
an "AND" query statement. For example, "Bob Hayes"
AND credit card number "5252-1010-5252-1010".
Using this example, if you entered the following two names and
a credit card, the query statement looks like the following statement: Bob
Hayes" OR "Rob Hays AND credit
card number "5252-1010-5252-1010".
- Use the Show Summary button to see the
full query statement.
- Value fields
- Enter the specific values of the attribute type to use to find
entities. Each attribute type has its own set of value fields. If
you leave value fields blank, the query looks for all potential values.
However, when you enter data in all the value fields, the query runs
faster, and the query returns better results.
- Name criteria is required.
- If you enter information in an address or e-mail criteria field,
all address fields are required.
- If you select a Number or Characteristic type, the Value field
is required.
- + button
- Adds a new attribute row to the criteria.
- - button
- Removes the selected attribute row and criteria entry.
- Find by Attribute - Results pane
- Contains the results of the Find by Attribute query, based on
the criteria entries. By default, the display area only shows the
first 1,000 records that match the query criteria. (Although this
option can be set by your system administrator.)
- The results display by entity and represent the most recent information
about each entity. If you double-click an entity in the results pane,
the Visualizer opens the entity resume for that entity.
- Entity ID
- Displays the ID of the entity that meets the query criteria.
- Name (count)
- Displays the best name of the entity that meets the query criteria,
and a number that represents the number of names associated with this
entity. For example, Bob M. Smith (4) indicates that there are four
names associated with this entity, Bob Smith.
- Address (count)
- Displays the best address of the entity that meets the query criteria,
and a number that represents the number of addresses associated with
this entity. For example, 1024 Daisy Lane, Akron, OH 43596 (24) indicates
that there are 24 addresses associated with this entity.
- Number type: value
- Displays the best number types and number values of the entity
that meets the query criteria.
- Characteristic type: value
- Displays the best characteristic types and values of the entity
that meets the query criteria.
- Relationships
- Displays the number of relationships held by the entity that meets
the query criteria.
- Alerts
- Displays the number of alerts associated with the entity that
meets the query criteria.