Deleting a Master Index Normalization Definition

If a defined normalization structure is not needed, you can delete the normalization structure from the standardization configuration. If no data requires normalization, you can delete all normalization structures. It is not recommend that you delete a normalization definition once a system is in production. This can cause inconsistent match results.

To Delete a Normalization Definition

1. In the Projects window, right-click the Configuration node in the project you want to modify, and then click Edit.

   The Configuration Editor appears.

2. In the Configuration Editor toolbar, click the Normalization tab.

   The Normalization page appears.

3. In the Normalization Mappings list, click the definition you want to delete.

4. Click Remove.

5. On the Configuration Editor toolbar, click Save.

To Delete a Normalization Structure

1. In the Projects window, expand the Configuration node in the project you want to modify, and then double-click mefa.xml.

   The file opens in the NetBeans XML editor.

2. Scroll to the structures-to-normalize element in the StandardizationConfig element.

3. Do either of the following:

   • To delete an existing normalization structure, delete all text between and including the group element that defines the structure.

   • To specify that no objects require normalization, delete all text between, but not including, the structures-to-normalize element.

4. Save and close the file.