IM Relationship Resolution Information Center, Version 4.2

Characteristics - General tab

Use the General tab to specify the details of the characteristic type.

Type
Type the name of the characteristic type you want to create.
Description
Type the description of the characteristic type you want to create.
Data Type
From the drop-down list, select the data type of the characteristic type you want to create.
CHAR
Select this field type to specify the characteristic type data type as characters.
DATE
Select this field type to specify the characteristic type data type as a date.
Create DQM rule
If you create a new characteristic type with a data type value of DATE, you will be given a choice to create a new DQM rule to validate the new characteristic type. You will be redirected to the DQM rule creation page with pre-filled values based on the new characteristic type.
Class
From the drop-down list, select the class for the characteristic type you want to create.
LC
Select this field type to specify the characteristic type as a life characteristic.

For example, height or weight.

SC
Select this field type to specify the characteristic type as a system characteristic.

For example, an airline seat preference or a frequent customer point balance.

Resolution Usage
From the drop-down list, select if this characteristic should be used for entity resolution.
None
Select this field type to specify that the characteristic value will not be used for entity resolution.
Confirm/Deny
Select this field type to specify that the characteristic value will be used for entity resolution.
Candidates
Select this field type to specify that the characteristic value will be used to build a candidate list and increment a candidate's score.
Candidates/No Scoring
Select this field type to specify that the characteristic value will be used to build a candidate list, but it will not increment a candidate's score.
Status
From the drop-down list, select Active to specify that this characteristic is active. Otherwise, select Inactive.
Keep History
From the drop-down list, select Yes to record the historical status of the characteristic type value. Should only be used for characteristic types whose values do not change frequently. Otherwise, select No.
Display Level
From the drop-down list, select if this characteristic should be used for graphs and reports.
None
Select this field type to exclude the value of this characteristic type on graphs and reports.
All
Select this field type to include the value of this characteristic type on all graphs and reports.


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Last updated: 2009