The Special Characters Reference File (personRemoveSpecChars.dat)

The special characters reference file lists characters that might appear in person data, but that should be ignored. The Sun Match Engine removes these characters from a field before making any comparisons or before normalizing data. You can define additional characters to remove from person data by simply adding the character to the list.

An excerpt from the personRemoveSpecChars.dat file appears below.

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