The organization key type file (bizOrganizationTypeKeys.dat) is used to standardize the value of the Organization field into common organizations to which businesses belong. This helps the standardization engine recognize and process the organization types for different businesses. You can add entries to the organization key type file using the following syntax.
original-type standardized-form
The following table describes each column in the organization key type file.
Table 19 Organization Key Type File
Column |
Description |
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The original value of the organization field in an input record. |
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standardized-form |
The normalized version of an organization type. A zero (0) in this field indicates that the value in the first column is already in its standardized form. If this column contains a name instead of a zero, that name must also be listed in a different entry as an original type with a standardized form of “0”. |
Below is an excerpt from the organization key type file.
INC INCORPORATED INCORPORATED 0 KG 0 KK 0 LIMITED 0 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0 LLC 0 LLP 0 LP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP LTD LIMITED |