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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction
  3. Program Design
  4. SSA-NAME3 Functions
  5. Language Specific Guidelines
  6. Controls
  7. Advanced Controls
  8. Composite Keys
  9. Address Standardization
  10. ASM Workbench

SSA-NAME3 API Reference Guide

SSA-NAME3 API Reference Guide

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Useful Key and Range Keywords for Composite Keys

Useful Key and Range Keywords for Composite Keys

The key and range keywords for composite keys are listed below.
INSERTNULLCLOSINGRANGE
Return a bad range closing entry.
INSERTNULLCLOSINGKEY
Return an extrabad key closing entry.
PROBESMAJORINITALL
Enables
PROBESMAJORINIT1
,
PROBESMAJORINIT2
 and
PROBESMAJORINIT3
.
PROBESMAJORINIT1
Build probes (or keys) changing Minors to initials.
Builds extra probes or keys by changing each minor to an initial and building Initial Plus Major pairs for example
JOHN ANDREW SMITH
, builds probes for
J SMITH
 and
A SMITH
.
PROBESMAJORINIT2
Build probes (or keys) changing Minors to initials.
Builds an extra probe or key after changing all minors to an initial for example
JOHN ANDREW SMITH
 builds probe for
J A SMITH
.
PROBESMAJORINIT3
Build probes (or keys) changing Minors to initials.
Builds extra probes or keys after changing one minor at a time to an initial for example
JOHN ANDREW SMITH
 builds probes for
J ANDREW SMITH
 and
JOHN A SMITH
.
EXTRAWORDPROBE
Build an extra key or probe without the right-most word when the name has at least three words.
PROBESWORD
Add probes for each word.
For example with the name
JOHN ANDREW SMITH
 three probes will be generated in addition to the normal Search-table, one for
JOHN
, one for
ANDREW
 and another for
SMITH
.
Applies to
Person_Name
,
Address_Part1
,
Company_Name
,
Organization_Name
 (not
KEY_LEVEL=Limited
, all
SEARCH_LEVEL
s),
Product_Name
,
Product_Description
 (all
KEY_LEVEL
s and
SEARCH_LEVEL
s)
PROBESINIT
Add probes for each word + initial.
Using
JOHN ANDREW SMITH
, probes would be generated for the following word/initial pairs:
ANDREW J
,
JOHN S
,
SMITH A
,
SMITH J
,
ANDREW S
,
JOHN A
.
PROBESALL
Shorthand method of specifying both
PROBESWORD
 and
PROBESINIT
.
PROBESMAJ
Generate a probe for the major word only.
PROBES*
 key words do not apply to Code fields like
VIN
,
ISBN10
,
ISBN13
,
Telephone_Number
,
Credit_Card
,
Code
 or to
Geocode
 and
Date
.
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