Use the General tab to specify the details
of the number type.
- Type
- Type the name of the number type you want to create.
- Description
- Type the description of the number type you want to create.
- Class
- From the drop-down list, select the class for the number type you want
to create.
- CC
- Select this field type to specify the number type as a credit card.
- MISC
- Select this field type to specify the number type as miscellaneous.
For
example, a frequent flyer number.
- OTHER
- Select this field type to specify the number type as other.
For example,
an unknown number in a data source.
- PHONE
- Select this field type to specify the number type as a phone number.
- PID
- Select this field type to specify the number type as a personal identification
number.
For example, a driver's license number or a social security number.
- SYSID
- Select this field type to specify the number type as a system identification
number.
For example, an IP address.
- Resolution Usage
- From the drop-down list, select if this number type should be used for
entity resolution.
- None
- Select this field type to specify that the number value will not be used
for entity resolution.
- Candidates
- Select this field type to specify that the number value will be used to
build a candidate list and increment a candidate's score.
- Status
- From the drop-down list, select Active to specify
that this number is active. Otherwise, select Inactive.
- Keep History
- From the drop-down list, select Yes to record the
historical status of the number type value. Should only be used for number
types whose values do not change frequently. Otherwise, select No.
- Display Level
- From the drop-down list, select if this number should be used for graphs
and reports.
- None
- Select this field type to exclude the value of this number type on graphs
and reports.
- All
- Select this field type to include the value of this number type on all
graphs and reports.