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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction
  3. Definition File Overview
  4. Customization Steps
  5. Service Group Definition
  6. Algorithm Definition
  7. Edit-list Definition
  8. Matching Scheme Definition

Service Group Definition and Customization Guide

Service Group Definition and Customization Guide

Factors Which Determine the Maximum Length of the Name Field

Factors Which Determine the Maximum Length of the Name Field

This will determine the setting of the
NAME-LENGTH
parameter in the Algorithm Definition:
NAME-LENGTH=(10 to 255)

How are the Names currently stored?

Person name data is defined and stored in a variety of ways in different systems and database designs. Here are some common ways:
  • formatted into first-name, middle-name(s) & family name fields
  • formatted into given-names & family-name fields
  • full name in one field
  • multiple names in one field (example, account names)
Company name might be stored as:
  • full name in one field
  • full name split across multiple fields
  • company legal name stored separately from company trading name
Address data might be stored:
  • formatted into separate named fields such as: C/O, Street-No, Street-Name, Locality, State, Post/Zip Code, Country
  • formatted into address lines of equal length, e.g.: Address Lines 1,2,3,4
  • combinations of the above
  • unformatted in a single field
  • unformatted in a single field with the post/zip code stored separately
SSA-NAME3 does not require any existing formats to be changed, nor does it require the format to be stable, but does require the program to combine the name or address into one field before passing it as a parameter to the key building service (NAMESET).
The exceptions to this are:
  • for addresses, if the locality, state and postal code are already in separate fields, then only the parts of the address preceding locality need to be combined into one field
  • in the case where a company legal name is stored separately from a trading name, there is no need to combine these back together. In this case, each should be passed separately to NAMESET.
The total length of the combined fields should be the length specified on the
NAME-LENGTH
parameter.

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