IM Relationship Resolution Information Center, Version 4.2

Attribute alert generators

Attribute alert generators are database queries configured in the Visualizer that search the entity database for a configured period of time and generate an attribute alert whenever a specified entity attribute value or combination of entity attribute values are added to the entity database.

Because attribute alert generators are submitted through the pipeline, the entity resolution process is performed on those search requests in the same manner it is performed on incoming entity data; names and address are standardized, and partial or fuzzy searches and comparisons are performed so that applicable entities are identified in the subsequent attribute alerts.

To make the best use of attribute alert generators, it is important to understand how entity resolution works and is configured for your system, because entity resolution will be used to find your attribute alert results. For example, if entity resolution is not configured to find matches based solely on a name value, the attribute alert generator will return no results if a search is performed only on a name value. Likewise, because entity resolution does not resolve entities based on a postal code alone, an attribute alert generator specifying only a postal code will return no results.

When creating an attribute alert generator, use the following guidelines:


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Last updated: 2009