IM Relationship Resolution Information Center, Version 4.2

Find By Attribute window

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, email 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 would look like this: 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
Specific values of the attribute type you want to use to find entities. Each attribute type has its own set of value fields. If you leave any value field blank, the query does not look for all potential values. Rather, if you leave any value field blank, the query looks for all potential values of those blank fields. However, when you enter data in all the value fields, the query runs faster, and the query returns better results.
Name criteria
  • First Name
  • Middle Name/Initial
  • Last Name
  • Generation
Address criteria
  • Street Address
  • City
  • State/Province
  • Postal Code
  • Country
Numbers criteria
  • Value
  • Location
Characteristics criteria
  • Value
Email criteria
  • Value
+ 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 on an entity in the results pane, the Visualizer opens the entity resume for that entity.
Entity ID
Specific ID of the entity that meets the query criteria.
Name (count)
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 4 names associated with this entity, Bob Smith.
Address (count)
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
Best number types and values of the entity that meets the query criteria.
Characteristic type: value
Best characteristic types and values of the entity that meets the query criteria.
Relationships
Number of relationships held by the entity that meets the query criteria.
Alerts
Number of alerts associated with the entity that meets the query criteria.
Show Summary button
Displays the summary of the query statement that you built by specifying the attribute criteria.
Find button
Executes the find by attribute query, based on the query criteria entered.
Clear button
Clears the values from the criteria fields.
Reset button
Removes all query entries and clears all query fields and query results.
Cancel button
Cancels an active query without returning any results.


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Last updated: 2009