Person Name Normalization Files

Each PersonName variant contains a set of normalization files that are used to normalize input values. The Master Index Standardization Engine uses these files when processing input symbols as defined in the process definition file (standardizer.xml). Each normalization file contains a column of unnormalized values, such as nicknames or abbreviations, and a second column that contains the corresponding normalized values. The values in each column are separated by a pipe symbol (|). You can modify these files as needed by adding, deleting, or modifying values in the list. You can also create additional normalization files to reference from the process definition file.

The PersonName data type includes the following normalization files:

• generationNormalization.txt

• givenNameNormalization.txt

• salutationNormalization.txt

• surnameNormalization.txt

• titleNormalization.txt

These files are located in the resource folder under each variant name.