Specifies the type of information to retrieve.

Use one of the following item types:

item
. Retrieves all the supported item types that you can use.
analyze_match
. Analyzes the SSA-NAME3 fields that returns low match score and recommends how to improve the score.
column_check
. Checks for concatenated columns.
ext_field_types
. Retrieves the details of the fields that you extend.
field_id
. Retrieves the internal ID of a field.
key_level
. Retrieves all the available values of the
Key_Level
control.
map_data
. Recommends the SSA-NAME3 field that you can use for the specified sample data.
map_field
. Recommends the SSA-NAME3 field that matches with the column name in the sample data set.
map_profile
. Recommends the columns that you can combine.
map_population
. Recommends a suitable population that has most rules matching with the specified sample data.
results.name_in
. Retrieves the input data that you specify in the
Key Field Data
field.
results.categories
. Retrieves the Edit-list categories triggered during the previous call.
results.cleaned
. Displays the input data after cleansing the data.
results.word_stack
. Retrieves the word-stack items triggered during the previous call.
results.key-table
. Retrieves the additional data that the
KEY-TABLE
keyword generates.
This additional data explains how SSA-NAME3 constructs each key based on the word stack order.
results.stab
. Retrieves the additional data that the
DEBUG
keyword generates.
The following sample response indicates how the key is generated for
JAMES ALAN MACKINTOSH
:
0 'UU?BGI$$ UU?BGI$/ 60 0000 20 A1 P 00 03+01+00+00'
The value
03+01+00+00
indicates that the key is generated in the order,
MACKINTOSH JAMES
.
suggest_population
. Recommends a population based on the character code points present in the data.

The

SELECT

control is applicable to the following item types:

purpose.list
fieldlen
match_explain_count
field.options

The

purpose.list

and

fieldlen

item types require the

SELECT

control.

The

SELECT

control is optional for the

field.options

and

match_explain_count

item types, and if you do not specify the

SELECT

control for these item types, the ssan3_info call retrieves information about all the fields or purposes.

For example:

ITEM=fieldlen SELECT=CreditCard

returns the key length of the

CreditCard

field.

Use the following format:

ITEM_DATA=utf-8|utf-16,<Length>,<Sample Data>

For example,

ITEM_DATA=utf-8,15,abc def ghi jkl

indicates that the sample data is

abc def ghi jkl

and the length of sample data is

15

bytes.

Use the following format:

MAP_DATA=utf-8,<Repeat Count>,<Length 1>,<Sample Data 1>[,<Length 2>,<Sample Data 2>...,<Length N>,<Sample Data N>]

For example,

MAP_DATA=utf-8,2,John Smith,10,John Smithe,11

indicates that you use two sets of sample data, one is John Smith and another is John Smithe.